Anpario PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (4684D)

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RNS Number : 4684D

Anpario PLC

06 July 2016

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PDMR AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

Anpario plc ("Anpario") announces that on 5 July 2016, 89,871 Ordinary shares of 23 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") (the "SAYE Shares") were issued as a result of the exercise of employee share options, in connection with the Company's 2013 Save As You Earn Scheme.

The SAYE Shares rank pari passu with all existing Ordinary Shares. The issue of the SAYE Shares has been satisfied via the Company's existing block listing.

Following issue of the SAYE Shares today, the Company's total issued share capital is 22,241,035 Ordinary Shares. The Company holds 143,042 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 22,097,993. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

On 5 July 2016 the Company was notified by the following directors of the Company of the exercise of options of ordinary shares of 23 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), exercised on that day, being Ordinary Shares granted under the Company's SAYE at an option price of 117.60 pence.

 
 Director      Status        Holding      SAYE Options      Holding         % holding 
                            pre options     exercised     post exercise    post exercise 
                             exercised 
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                Chief 
  Richard     Executive 
  Edwards      Officer       195,070         7,653          202,723           0.92% 
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                Group 
   Karen       Finance 
   Prior       Director      195,183         7,653          202,836           0.92% 
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For further information please contact:

Anpario plc

Karen Prior, Group Finance Director [phone]

Peel Hunt [phone]

Dan Webster

Adrian Trimmings

George Sellar

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
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 a)    Name                                                     Richard Edwards 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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                                                                PDMR, CEO 
  a)    Position/status 
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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 
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 a)    Name                                                     Anpario plc 
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 b)    LEI                                                      213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06 
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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 financial instrument, type of         Exercise of options of ordinary shares of 23 pence 
       instrument                                               each in the Company 
                                                                ISIN GB00B3NWT178 
       Identification code                                      ANP 
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 b)    Nature of the transaction                                Exercise of options of ordinary shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                                    Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
                                                                  117.60p    7,653 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
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 d)    Aggregated information                                    Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
                                                                  117.60p    7,653 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
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 e)    Date of the transaction                                  2016-07-05 
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 f)    Place of the transaction                                 London Stock Exchange (XLON), Main Market 
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 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
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 a)    Name                                                     Karen Prior 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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                                                                PDMR, CFO 
  a)    Position/status 
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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 
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 a)    Name                                                     Anpario plc 
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 b)    LEI                                                      213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06 
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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 
----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the financial instrument, type of         Exercise of options of ordinary shares of 23 pence 
       instrument                                               each in the Company 
                                                                ISIN GB00B3NWT178 
       Identification code                                      ANP 
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 b)    Nature of the transaction                                Exercise of options of ordinary shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                                    Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
                                                                  117.60p    7,653 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
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 d)    Aggregated information                                    Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
                                                                  117.60p    7,653 
                                                                 ---------  ---------- 
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 e)    Date of the transaction                                  2016-07-05 

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 f)    Place of the transaction                                 London Stock Exchange (XLON), Main Market 
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