RNS Number : 3574I
System1 Group PLC
16 June 2017
 

 

 

Press Release

16 June 2017

 

 

System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1)

formerly BrainJuicer Group PLC

("System1", or "the Company", or "the Group")

 

Exercise of Options

Director Dealing

 

The Company announces that on 15 June 2017, it transferred 155,134 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") which were held in treasury to a Director, Alex Batchelor, on exercise of stock options.

 

Following this exercise, Alex Batchelor subsequently sold 110,000 Ordinary Shares, on market, at a price of 770p per Ordinary Share (again on 15 June 2017).

 

Following these transactions: (i) Alex Batchelor holds 179,784 Ordinary Shares (up from 134,650), representing 1.45% of the voting rights of the Company; (ii) the Company holds 806,855 Ordinary Shares as treasury shares (down from 961,989 previously); and (iii) its total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is now 12,419,918 (up from 12,264,784 previously).

 

As previously announced, Alex Batchelor resigned as a Director, with effect from 30 June 2017.

 

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014

1.

Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Alex Batchelor

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Director (until 30 June 2017)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

System1 Group PLC

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

n/a

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 of the financial instrument

Options over Ordinary Shares

GB00B1GVQH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil cost

 

155,134 Options

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Aggregated price

-     Aggregated total

 

N/A - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

15 June 2017 (UK)

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares  

GB00B1GVQH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

770 pence

25,000 Ordinary Shares

770 pence

85,000 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Aggregated price

-     Aggregated total

 

110,000 Ordinary Shares

770 pence per Ordinary Share

Total consideration of £847,000

e)

Date of the transaction

15 June  2017 (UK)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

The Company can be found at www.system1group.com.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

System1 Group PLC

Tel: +44 (0)20 7043 1000

 

John Kearon, Chief Executive Officer


 

James Geddes, Chief Financial Officer


 

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 8000

Simon Bridges / Emma Gabriel


 


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