ADVFN PLC Exercise of Options, Director/PDMR Holding and TVR (1751P)

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RNS Number : 1751P

ADVFN PLC

05 February 2019

For immediate release

05 February 2019

ADVFN PLC

("ADVFN" or the "Company")

Exercise and award of Options, TVR and Director / PDMR Shareholding

ADVFN announces that Mr Clem Chambers, CEO, on 5 February 2019 exercised existing options over a total of 40,000 ordinary shares of 0.2p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of GBP0.275 per Ordinary Share.

Accordingly, an application will be made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue and it is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence on or around 12 February 2019.

Following Admission, the Company will have 25,703,846 Ordinary Shares in issue and admitted to trading on AIM and Mr Chambers will be interested in 603,198 Ordinary Shares representing 2.3467% of the Company's enlarged issued share capital.

More information on ADVFN can be found at: www.ADVFN.com

For further information please contact:

 
 
 ADVFN PLC                                [phone] 
  Michael Hodges, Chairman                0909 
 
 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated 
  Adviser) 
  www.beaumontcornish.com 
                                        [phone] 
 Roland Cornish/Michael Cornish          3396 
 
 

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations, provides further detail in respect of the transaction as described above.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Clem Chambers 
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 2    Reason for notification 
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 a)   Position / status                      CEO 
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 b)   Initial notification        Initial 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                        ADVFN plc 
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 b)   LEI                         21380042SDV1E1ZVIY40 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each 
       financial instrument,       in ADVFN plc 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code 
                                   ISIN GB00BPT24C10 
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      Nature of the transaction                    Exercise and award of options 
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      Price(s) and volumes(s)     Options exercised: 
                                    Price(s)    Volumes(s) 
                                    GBP0.275    40,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information      Options exercised: 
                                    Price(s)    Volumes(s) 
                                    GBP0.275    40,000 
                                               ----------- 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     05 February 2019 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
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