Craneware plc Grant of Options & Long Term Incentive Plan Awards (1842C)

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RNS Number : 1842C

Craneware plc

17 January 2018

Craneware plc

("Craneware" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

&

Long Term Incentive Plan Awards

17 January 2018 - The Board of Craneware plc (AIM: CRW.L), the market leader in Value Cycle solutions for the US healthcare market, announces that on 17 January 2018, share options (the "Options") to acquire ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") were granted to two of the Company's Directors as set out below. The Options were granted pursuant to the terms of the Craneware plc Schedule 4 Company Share Option Plan (2016) and the Craneware plc Unapproved Share Option Plan (2016) (together, the "Option Plans").

 
 Director           Aggregate no.     Percentage of issued 
                    of Shares over        share capital 
                    which Options 
                    granted under 
                   the Option Plans 
---------------  ------------------  --------------------- 
 Keith Neilson 
  (CEO)                 8,928                0.03% 
---------------  ------------------  --------------------- 
 Craig Preston 
  (CFO)                 6,618                0.02% 
---------------  ------------------  --------------------- 
 

The above Options have been granted at an exercise price of 1,775p per Share (being the closing market price on 16 January 2018). The Options will ordinarily become exercisable from the third anniversary of grant, subject to (i) the satisfaction of certain performance conditions based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") performance relative to the performance achieved by a group of comparable companies in the same sector and (ii) the Director's continued employment. These performance conditions are measured in three tranches such that one third of the Shares over which the Options subsist will vest based on performance over the three years ending on 30 June 2018, one third based on performance over the three years ending 30 June 2019 and the final third based on performance over the three years to 30 June 2020 - an aggregate five year period. Any tranche (or part thereof) that does not meet the performance criteria will lapse and not be re-tested in later years.

The Company further announces that on 17 January 2018, under the terms of the Craneware plc Long Term Incentive Plan (2016) ("LTIP"), a conditional award of Shares was granted to two Directors of the Company as follows:

 
    Director            No. of Shares             Percentage of 
                   over which a conditional    issued share capital 
                       share award was 
                           granted 
---------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Keith Neilson 
  (CEO)                     8,928                     0.03% 
---------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Craig Preston 
  (CFO)                     6,618                     0.02% 
---------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
 

There was no consideration for the grant of the LTIP awards and no consideration will be payable by the award holders to receive the Shares from these LTIP awards, if and to the extent that they vest. The awards will ordinarily vest after three years subject to (i) the satisfaction of TSR performance conditions that are substantively the same as those described above in relation to the Options and (ii) the Director's continued employment.

PDMR notification: Keith Neilson

   1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her 
   a) Name                                                            Keith Neilson 
   2.   Reason for the notification 
   a) Position / status                                             CEO 
   b) Initial notification / Amendment                     Initial notification 

3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

   a) Name                                                            Craneware plc 
   b) LEI                                                                213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05 

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

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

   b) Identification code                                        ISIN GB00B2425G68 

c) Nature of the transaction Grant of share options under the Craneware plc Schedule 4 Company Share Option Plan (2016) / the Craneware plc Unapproved Share Option Plan (2016)

   d) Price(s) and volume(s)                                  Volume(s) granted 8,928, Price(s) GBP0 

e) Aggregated information:

                                i. Aggregated volume            Aggregate volume granted 8,928 
                                ii. Price                                  Price(s) GBP0 
   f) Date of the transaction                                    2018-01-17 
   g) Place of the transaction                                 Outside a trading venue 

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

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

   b) Identification code                                         ISIN GB00B2425G68 

c) Nature of the transaction Grant of conditional share award under the Craneware plc

Long Term Incentive Plan (2016)

   d) Price(s) and volume(s)                                   Volume(s) granted 8,928, Price(s) GBP0 

e) Aggregated information:

                               i. Aggregated volume              Aggregate volume granted 8,928 
                              ii. Price                                     Price(s) GBP0 
   f) Date of the transaction                                     2018-01-17 
   g) Place of the transaction                                  Outside a trading venue 

PDMR notification: Craig Preston

   1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her 
   a) Name                                                            Craig Preston 
   2.   Reason for the notification 
   a) Position / status                                             CFO 
   b) Initial notification / Amendment                      Initial notification 

3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

   a) Name                                                            Craneware plc 
   b) LEI                                                                213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05 

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

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

   b) Identification code                                         ISIN GB00B2425G68 

c) Nature of the transaction Grant of share options under the Craneware plc Unapproved Share Option Plan (2016)

   d) Price(s) and volume(s)                                    Volume(s) granted 6,618, Price(s) GBP0 

e) Aggregated information:

                               i. Aggregated volume               Aggregate volume granted 6,618 
                               ii. Price                                     Price(s) GBP0 
   f) Date of the transaction                                    2018-01-17 
   g) Place of the transaction                                  Outside a trading venue 

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

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

   b) Identification code                                         ISIN GB00B2425G68 

c) Nature of the transaction Grant of conditional share award under the Craneware plc

Long Term Incentive Plan (2016)

   d) Price(s) and volume(s)                                    Volume(s) granted 6,618, Price(s) GBP0 

e) Aggregated information:

                                i. Aggregated volume               Aggregate volume granted 6,618 
                                ii. Price                                     Price(s) GBP0 
   f) Date of the transaction                                     2018-01-17 
   g) Place of the transaction                                  Outside a trading venue 

For further information, please contact:

 
 Craneware plc    Peel Hunt          Alma 
 +44 (0)131       [phone]     [phone] 
  550 3100         8900               4218 
 Keith Neilson,   Dan Webster        Caroline Forde 
  CEO 
 Craig Preston,   Nicole McDougall   Hilary Buchanan 
  CFO              George Sellar      Robyn Fisher 
 
 
 

About Craneware

Craneware enables healthcare providers to improve margins and enhance patient outcomes so they can continue to provide quality outcomes for all.

Craneware is the leader in automated value cycle solutions that help US healthcare provider organisations discover, convert and optimise assets to achieve best clinical outcomes and financial performance. Founded in 1999, Craneware has its headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland with offices in Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Boston employing over 250 staff. Craneware's market-driven, SaaS solutions normalise disparate data sets, bringing in up-to-date regulatory and financial compliance data to deliver value at the points where clinical and operational data transform into financial transactions, creating actionable insights that enable informed tactical and strategic decisions. To learn more, visit craneware.com and thevaluecycle.com.

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