Westminster Group PLC Exercise of Employee Share Options (5527B)

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RNS Number : 5527B

Westminster Group PLC

04 April 2017

4 April 2017

Westminster Group Plc:

Exercise of Employee Share Options, Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Westminster Group Plc ('Westminster', the 'Company' or 'the Group') announces that it has today issued 55,000 new ordinary shares of 10p each in the Group, following the exercise of employee options. These options which were issued on 5 April 2007 have an exercise price of 10p.

The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares in the Group and application will be made for these new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, which is expected to occur on or around 7 April 2017.

As a consequence of the exercise of share options as detailed above, the Group's issued capital now comprises 97,993,420 ordinary shares of 10p each. There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in Westminster is now 97,993,420.

The above figure of 97,993,420 may be used by shareholders in the Group as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Group under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

 
Westminster Group plc.                                      Tel: [phone] 
Peter Fowler (Chief Executive) 
Ian Selby (Chief Financial Officer) 
 
S. P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP (NOMAD + Broker)          Tel: [phone] 
Stuart Gledhill/Lindsay Mair 
 
Walbrook PR (Financial PR)                                  Tel: [phone] 
Tom Cooper/Paul Vann                                             0797 122 1972 
                                                     [e-mail] 
 

Notes:

Westminster Group plc is a leader in the supply of system solutions and products to the security, defence, fire protection and safety markets worldwide.

Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection, tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of ferry services, manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue chip commercial organisations. For further information please visit www.wsg-corporate.com

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 
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 a)   Name:                              Eve O'Hare 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                   Director of Westminster 
                                          International 
                                          Limited 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:    Initial notification 
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 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                              Westminster Group 
                                          plc 
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 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 of the financial       Options over Ordinary 
       instrument, type of instrument:    shares of 10p 
       Identification code:               each 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:         Exercise of options 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                           ----------  ---------- 
                                            10 pence    13,000 
                                           ----------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:            Single transaction 
       Aggregated volume:                 as in 4 c) above Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       Price:                             ----------  ---------- 
                                           10 pence    13,000 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:           3 April 2017 
                                          17:00 GMT 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:          Outside a trading 
                                          venue 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                              Russell Gainford 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                   Director of Westminster 
                                          International 
                                          Limited 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:    Initial notification 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                              Westminster 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 of the financial       Options over Ordinary 
       instrument, type of instrument:    shares of 10p 
       Identification code:               each 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:         Exercise of options 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                           ----------  ---------- 
                                            10 pence    42,000 
                                           ----------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:            Single transaction 
       Aggregated volume:                 as in 4 c) above Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       Price:                             ----------  ---------- 
                                           10 pence    42,000 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:           3 April 2017 
                                          17:00 GMT 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:          Outside a trading 
                                          venue 
---  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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