AB Dynamics PLC Exercise of Share Options (5654F)

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RNS Number : 5654F

AB Dynamics PLC

15 July 2019

For immediate release

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15 July 2019

AB Dynamics plc

("AB Dynamics", the "Company" or the "Group")

Exercise of Share Options

Total Voting Rights

Exercise of options

AB Dynamics plc (AIM: ABDP), the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing systems and measurement products to the global automotive industry, announces the exercise of options held by certain employees of the Company (the "Option Exercise") in respect of a total of 263,246 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares"). The exercise price of the options is 395 pence each.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a total of 263,246 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and Admission is expected to occur on or around 22 July 2019. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in the Company.

Total voting rights

Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 22,219,982 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change of interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquires:

 
 AB Dynamics plc                                   01225 860 200 
 Tony Best, Non-Executive Chairman 
 Dr James Routh, Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Broker)                 0207 894 7000 
 Phil Davies, David Foreman (Corporate Finance) 
  Caspar Shand Kydd, Keith Dowsing, Arthur 
  Gordon (Equity Sales) 
 
 Cairn Financial Advisers (Nomad)                  0207 213 0880 
 Tony Rawlinson 
  Liam Murray 
  Richard Nash 
 
 
 Tulchan Communications                            0207 353 4200 
 James Macey White 
  Matt Low 
  Deborah Roney 
 

The person responsible for arranging the release of this information is Dr James Routh, CEO of the Company.

Overview of AB Dynamics plc

AB Dynamics is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of advanced products for testing and verification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ("ADAS") technology, autonomous vehicle development and vehicle dynamics to the global automotive research and development sector.

The Group is headquartered in Bradford-on-Avon, UK, employing approximately 215 staff. AB Dynamics currently supplies all the top automotive manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and service providers, who routinely use the Group's products to test vehicle safety systems and dynamics.

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