Alternative Networks plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (0257W)

TIDMAN.

RNS Number : 0257W

Alternative Networks plc

13 August 2015

13 August 2015

Alternative Networks plc

("Alternative Networks" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Alternative Networks was today informed that on 12 August 2015, Capita IRG Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Company's HM Revenue & Customs approved All Staff Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), acquired ordinary shares of 0.125 pence each in the Company ("Partnership Shares") on behalf of the following Directors. Additionally, in accordance with the terms of the SIP, the following Directors were duly awarded one Matching Share for every two Partnership Shares purchased.

 
                                        Purchase price 
                                        of each                                Resultant 
                    No. of Partnership  Partnership        Resultant           total shareholding  No. of Matching 
DDirector            Shares purchased   Share              total shareholding  (%)                  Shares awarded 
Gavin Griggs        30                  513p               3,802               0.01                15 
Mark Quartermaine   30                  513p               2,774               0.01                15 
 

The Matching Shares will vest on the third anniversary of the date of the award subject to continued employment for those three years and the Partnership Shares being held throughout the same period.

The SIP is run independently by Capita IRG Trustees Limited, who on a monthly basis, purchase the Partnership Shares in the open market on behalf of employees participating in the SIP. The Matching Shares are satisfied by the allotment of new ordinary shares to the trust. As potential beneficiaries, the above Directors are deemed to have a potential beneficial interest in the trust's shares.

Enquiries:

Alternative Networks

   Edward Spurrier, Chief Executive Officer                                  0870 190 7444 

Gavin Griggs, Chief Financial Officer

   Investec Bank PLC- Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker           020 7597 5970 

Patrick Robb / Carlton Nelson/Andrew Pinder

   finnCap Limited- Joint Broker                                                  020 7220 0565 

Stuart Andrews

   Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                            07802 442486 

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