StatPro Group PLC Directors' Interests (9040C)

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RNS Number : 9040C

StatPro Group PLC

20 April 2017

20 April 2017

StatPro Group PLC

Directors' Interests

StatPro Group plc, (AIM:SOG, "StatPro", "the Company"), the AIM listed provider of cloud-based portfolio analysis and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, announces that following a recommendation of the Remuneration Committee of the Board, the Trustees of the Employee Benefit Trust have made the following nil cost awards (total of 575,000 shares) on 20 April 2017 ("Award Date") under the Company's Performance Share Plan ("PSP"). The vesting period of these awards is subject to certain performance criteria over a three year period, at which point 50% of the awards would vest and the remaining 50% would vest on the 4th anniversary of the Award Date.

Awards granted pursuant to the PSP

 
                                Options/awards 
                                 prior                Awards                Resultant 
 Director/PDMR                   to grant              granted               options/awards 
 Luca Bortolami    PDMR                      60,000                35,000                95,000 
 Dario Cintioli    PDMR                   1,085,000               150,000             1,235,000 
 Andrew            Finance 
  Fabian            Director                365,000                45,000               410,000 
 Damian 
  Handzy           PDMR                      50,000                25,000                75,000 
 Michel 
  Lempicki         PDMR                     490,000                35,000               525,000 
 Andrew 
  Peddar           PDMR                     715,000               100,000               815,000 
 Neil Smyth        PDMR                     435,000                35,000               470,000 
 Marc Zandt        PDMR                     210,000               100,000               310,000 
 Other awards                                   n/a                50,000                   n/a 
 
 

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                 Luca Bortolami 
                            Dario Cintioli 
                            Andrew 
                             Fabian 
                            Damian 
                             Handzy 
                            Michel 
                             Lempicki 
                            Andrew 
                             Peddar 
                            Neil Smyth 
                            Marc Zandt 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
       Grant of PSP Awards 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position/status       Luca Bortolami    PDMR 
                              Dario Cintioli    PDMR 
                              Andrew Fabian     Finance Director 
                              Damian Handzy     PDMR 
                              Michel Lempicki   PDMR 
                              Andrew Peddar     PDMR 
                              Neil Smyth        PDMR 
                              Marc Zandt        PDMR 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial             Initial 
       notification 
       /Amendment 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                StatPro Group 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         Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of             GB0006300213 
       instrument 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of           Grant of conditional share awards 
       the transaction     under PSP Scheme                                  Awards 
                            Director/PDMR                   granted 
                            Luca Bortolami    PDMR           35,000 
                            Dario Cintioli    PDMR          150,000 
                            Andrew            Finance 
                             Fabian            Director      45,000 
                            Damian 
                             Handzy           PDMR           25,000 
                            Michel 
                             Lempicki         PDMR           35,000 
                            Andrew 
                             Peddar           PDMR          100,000 
                            Neil Smyth        PDMR           35,000 
                            Marc Zandt        PDMR          100,000 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)              Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)        ---------  ---------- 
                             n/a        n/a 
                            ---------  ---------- 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
                            n/a 
 
       - Aggregated 
       volume 
 
 
       - Price 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of             20 April 2017 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of            XLON 
       the transaction 
---  ------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 

The above notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

 
 StatPro Group plc 
 Justin Wheatley, Chief           [phone] 
  Executive                                  9876 
 Andrew Fabian, Finance 
  Director 
 
 Panmure Gordon - Nomad 
  and Broker 
 Corporate Finance - Freddy       [phone] 
  Crossley / Fabien Holler                   2500 
 Corporate Broking - Tom 
  Salvesen 
 
 Instinctif Partners 
 Adrian Duffield / Kay Larsen     [phone] 
  / Chris Birt                               2020 
 

About StatPro

StatPro is a global provider of award winning portfolio analytics solutions for the investment community. The Group's cloud-based platform provides vital analysis of portfolio performance, attribution, risk and compliance. This multi-asset class analytics platform helps StatPro's clients increase assets under management, improve client service, meet tough regulations and reduce costs.

The Group's integrated and global data coverage includes over 3.2 million securities such as equities, bonds, mutual funds, FX rates, futures, options, OTCs, sector classifications and much else besides. StatPro also covers most families of benchmarks including MSCI, FTSE, Russell, NASDAQ and the open source Freedom Index.

StatPro has grown its Annualized Recurring Revenue from less than GBP1 million in 1999 to around GBP53 million following the acquisition of UBS Delta. The Group has operations in Europe, North America, South Africa, Asia and Australia, with hundreds of clients in 38 countries around the world. Approximately 80% of recurring revenues are generated outside the UK. StatPro Group plc shares are listed on AIM.

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