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Gama Aviation PLC

10 August 2016

Grant of Share Options

Gama Aviation Plc (AIM: GMAA), one of the world's largest business aviation service providers, announces that options over a total of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ("Shares") were granted, at GBP1.55, on 9 August 2016.

The grant comprises an option over 200,000 Shares each to Kevin Godley, Chief Financial Officer and Stephen Wright, Executive Director, and options over 1,100,000 Shares, in aggregate, to other employees. Following this grant Kevin Godley's and Stephen Wright's interests in Shares are as follows:

 
 Director        Current     Options    Total Options   Interest 
                  Options     Granted                    in 
                                                         existing 
                                                         issued 
                                                         Shares 
--------------  ----------  ---------  --------------  ---------- 
 Kevin Godley    -           200,000    200,000         20,000 
--------------  ----------  ---------  --------------  ---------- 
 Stephen 
  Wright         -           200,000    200,000         263,188 
--------------  ----------  ---------  --------------  ----------

The options granted vest in three years dependent on continuing employment.

Following these grants the Company has a total of 1,500,000 Shares under option representing approximately 3.4% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                Kevin Godley 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status     Chief Financial Officer, Gama Aviation 
                           Plc 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial             Initial Notification 
       Notification 
       Amendment 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                Gama Aviation Plc 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to 
       be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description         Option over Ordinary Shares 
       of the financial 
       instrument,         ISIN - GB00B3ZP1526 
       type of 
       instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of 
       the transaction      Grant of Option 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)              Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)        ==========  ========== 
                             GBP1.55     200,000 
                            ==========  ========== 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
       - Aggregated         200,000 
       volume               GBP1.55 
       - Price 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of             9 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                Stephen Wright 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position/status     Executive Director, Gama Aviation 
                           Plc 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial             Initial Notification 
       Notification 
       Amendment 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                Gama Aviation Plc 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to 
       be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description         Option over Ordinary Shares 
       of the financial 
       instrument,         ISIN - GB00B3ZP1526 
       type of 
       instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of 
       the transaction      Grant of Option 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)              Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)        ==========  ========== 
                             GBP1.55     200,000 
                            ==========  ========== 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
       - Aggregated         200,000 
       volume               GBP1.55 
       - Price 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of             9 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  ----------------------------------

Gama Aviation Plc

   Marwan Khalek, Chief Executive                                    +44 1252 553043 
   Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                                    +44 207 638 9571

Chris Jarvis, Associate Director

Phil Anderson, Executive Director

   Jefferies International                                                        +44 207 029 8000

(Nominated Advisor & Broker)

Simon Hardy

Harry Nicholas

This information is provided by RNS

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