Redcentric PLC Issue of Options (9999S)

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RNS Number : 9999S

Redcentric PLC

29 December 2016

Redcentric plc ("Redcentric" or the "Company")

Issue of Options

Redcentric plc (AIM: RCN), today announces that on 28 December 2016 it granted the following options to acquire new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company under the Company's 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan ("Options"):

Peter Brotherton, Chief Financial Officer: 161,905 Options at nil-cost subject to performance conditions*.

Mo Siddiqi, Chief Operating Officer: 257,143 Options at nil-cost subject to performance conditions*, 250,000 Options at an exercise price of 84 pence subject to performance conditions** and 250,000 Options at an exercise price of 84 pence with no performance conditions***.

* Performance conditions based on compound annual growth in diluted earnings per share from the financial period ending 31 March 2016 to 31 March 2019.

** Performance conditions based on compound annual growth in diluted earnings per share from the financial period ended 31 March 2016 to 31 March 2018.

*** These Options are not subject to performance conditions and are capable of vesting from 1 October 2017.

Peter Brotherton and Mo Siddiqi currently hold no shares in the Company.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides 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                       Peter Brotherton 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status            Chief Financial Officer 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial                    Initial Notification 
        notification 
        /Amendment 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
        participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
        auction monitor 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                       Redcentric plc 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Legal Entity               N/A 
        Identifier 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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                Options to acquire new ordinary shares 
        of the financial           of 0.1p each 
        instrument,                GB00B7TW1V39 
        type of 
        instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Nature of                  Grant of options 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)    Currency                   GBP 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)    Price(s)                        Price(s)              Volume(s) 
        and volume(s) 
----  -------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                        Nil-cost                              161,905 
  ---------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 e)    Aggregated                 N/A - single transaction 
        information 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
        - Aggregated 
        total 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)    Date of                    28 December 2016 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 g)    Place of                   Outside of a trading venue 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities/person closely associated 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                       Mo Siddiqi 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status            Chief Operating Officer 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial                    Initial Notification 
        notification 
        /Amendment 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
        participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
        auction monitor 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                       Redcentric plc 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity               N/A 
        Identifier 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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                Options to acquire new ordinary shares 
        of the financial           of 0.1p each 
        instrument,                GB00B7TW1V39 
        type of 
        instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of                  Grant of options 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                   GBP 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s)                        Price(s)             Volume(s) 
        and volume(s) 
----  -------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
                                       Nil-cost              257,143 
                                          84p                250,000 
                                          84p                250,000 
 ------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
 
 e)    Aggregated                 N/A - single transaction 
        information 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
        - Aggregated 
        total 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of                    28 December 2016 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of                   Outside of a trading venue 
        the transaction 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

 
                                      [phone] 
 Redcentric plc                        111 
 Fraser Fisher, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
 Peter Brotherton, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
 
                                      [phone] 
 Tulchan                               4200 
 James Macey White / Matt Low 
 
 Numis Securities Limited - Nomad     [phone] 
  & Joint Broker                       1000 
 Simon Willis / Oliver Hardy / 
  Ben Stoop 
 
                                      [phone] 
 finnCap Ltd - Joint Broker            0500 
 Stuart Andrews / Rhys Williams 
 

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