NAHL Group PLC Grant of options under SAYE Scheme (6224R)

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RNS Number : 6224R

NAHL Group PLC

30 October 2023

30 October 2023

NAHL Group PLC

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

Grant of options under SAYE Scheme

NAHL (AIM: NAH), a leading marketing and services business focused on the UK consumer legal market, announces that on 27 October 2023, it granted 463,736 options over new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to certain employees and directors of the Group under the NAHL Save As You Earn scheme ("SAYE Scheme").

Participation in the SAYE Scheme has been made available to all employees of the Company who satisfy certain eligibility criteria, giving them the opportunity to participate in the future growth of the Company via options granted under the NAHL Group Share Option Plan. The following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company have elected to participate in the SAYE Scheme and their options are included in the total figures above.

 
 Name                 Title             Number of options   Exercise price 
                                                  granted 
 James Saralis        Chief Executive              41,222          GBP0.45 
                       Officer 
                     ----------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 Christopher Higham   Chief Financial              41,222          GBP0.45 
                       Officer 
                     ----------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 

The options vest after three years, subject to continued employment with the Group, and are exercisable at a price of GBP0.45 per share, representing a discount of 20 per cent to the closing mid-market price of the Ordinary Shares on 6 October 2023, calculated in accordance with the rules of the SAYE Scheme.

Following the grant of these options, James Saralis is now interested in a total of 845,970 share options in the Company and Chris Higham is now interested in a total of 507,221 share options in the Company.

Following this grant there are a total of 3,719,543 share options granted over unissued Ordinary Shares granted to directors and employees, representing 7.9% of the Company's current ordinary share capital of 46,894,697 Ordinary Shares.

For further information:

 
 
  NAHL Group PLC                                    via FTI Consulting 
  James Saralis (CEO)                               Tel: +44 (0) 20 
  Chris Higham (CFO)                                3727 1000 
Allenby Capital (AIM Nominated Adviser            Tel: +44 (0 ) 207 
 & Broker)                                         220 0500 
 Jeremy Porter/Liz Kirchner/Vivek Bhardwaj 
 (Corporate Finance) 
 Amrit Nahal/Stefano Aquilino (Sales & Corporate 
 Broking) 
FTI Consulting (Financial PR)                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 
 Alex Beagley                                      3727 1000 
 Sam Macpherson 
 Amy Goldup 
 

Notes to Editors

NAHL Group plc (AIM: NAH) is a leader in the Consumer Legal Services market. The Group provides services and products to individuals and businesses through its two divisions:

-- Consumer Legal Services provides outsourced marketing services to law firms through National Accident Helpline; and claims processing services to individuals through National Accident Law, Law Together and Your Law. In addition, it also provides property searches through Searches UK.

-- Critical Care provides a range of specialist services in the catastrophic and serious injury market to both claimants and defendants through Bush & Co.

More information is available at www.nahlgroupplc.co.uk , www.national-accident-helpline.co.uk , www.national-accident-law.co.uk and www.bushco.co.uk .

The below notifications made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation provide further detail:

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                       Mr James Saralis 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Positio n / status         Chief Executive Officer (Director and PDMR) 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       NAHL Group plc 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       213800FQN7XBX1S6U981 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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             Options over ordinary shares of 0.25 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, t 
       ype of instrument 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification             GB00BM7S2W63 
       code 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the              Grant of options 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and volume(s)      Price      Volume 
                                   GBP0.45    41,222 
                                             ------- 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Aggregated information 
        *    Volume               As above 
 
 
        *    Price 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Date of the transaction    27 October 2023 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 g)   Place of the transaction   Outside of a trading venue 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                       Mr Christopher Higham 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Positio n / status         Chief Financial Officer (Director and PDMR) 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       NAHL Group plc 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       213800FQN7XBX1S6U981 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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             Options over ordinary shares of 0.25 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, t 
       ype of instrument 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification             GB00BM7S2W63 
       code 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the              Grant of options 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and volume(s)      Price      Volume 
                                   GBP0.45    41,222 
                                             ------- 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Aggregated information 
        *    Volume               As above 
 
 
        *    Price 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Date of the transaction    27 October 2023 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 g)   Place of the transaction   Outside of a trading venue 
     -------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

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