Ebiquity PLC Directors' Dealing (2847X)

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RNS Number : 2847X

Ebiquity PLC

30 April 2021

30 April 2021

Ebiquity Plc

("the Company" or "Ebiquity")

DIRECTORS' DEALING

The Company announces that Nick Waters, Chief Executive Officer, has today been granted an award over 1,796,745 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's share option plan. Alan Newman (Chief Financial & Operating Officer) has also today been granted an award over 385,017 Ordinary Shares under the same plan. This plan is subject to a performance target based on Earnings Per Share being met over a period of three years from the date of grant.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail in respect of the transactions described above.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                                   Nick Waters 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                        Chief Executive Officer 
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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:                                   Ebiquity plc 
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 b)   LEI:                                     2138004YRTDJ7FJSWF20 
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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            Ordinary Shares of 25p each 
       instrument, type of instrument:         GB0004126057 
       Identification code: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:              Grant of share option award 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                    nil         1,796,745 
                                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information:                Single transaction as in 
         *    Aggregated volume:               4 c) above 
                                               1,796,745 
                                               nil 
         *    Price: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:                2021-04-30 
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 f)   Place of the transaction:               Outside of a trading venue 
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 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                                   Alan Newman 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                        Chief Financial & Operating 
                                               Officer 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:         Initial notification 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                                   Ebiquity plc 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                    2138004YRTDJ7FJSWF20 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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            Ordinary Shares of 25p each 
       instrument, type of instrument:         GB0004126057 
       Identification code: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:              Grant of share option award 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                    nil         385,017 
                                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information:                Single transaction as in 
         *    Aggregated volume:               4 c) above 
                                               385,017 
                                               nil 
         *    Price: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:                2021-04-30 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:               Outside of a trading venue 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

 
 Ebiquity plc 
  Nick Waters (CEO) 
  Alan Newman (CFO) 
  Lorraine Young (Company Secretary)             020 7650 9600 
 Instinctif Partners 
  Matthew Smallwood                               07831 379 122 
  Guy Scarborough                                  07917 178 920 
 Panmure Gordon (Financial Adviser, NOMAD 
  & Broker) 
  Alina Vaskina / Sandy Clark (Corporate 
  Advisory) 
  Charles Leigh-Pemberton (Corporate Broking)    020 7886 2500 
 

About Ebiquity plc

Ebiquity plc (LSE AIM: EBQ) is a world leader in media investment analysis. It harnesses the power of data to provide independent, fact-based advice, enabling brand owners to perfect media investment decisions and improve business outcomes. Ebiquity is able to provide independent, unbiased advice and solutions to brands because we have no commercial interest in any part of the media supply chain.

We are a data-driven solutions company helping brand owners drive efficiency and effectiveness from their media spend, eliminating wastage and creating value. We provide analysis and solutions through five Service Lines: Media management, Media performance, Marketing effectiveness, Technology advisory, Contract compliance.

Ebiquity's clients are served by more than 500 media specialists operating from 19 offices covering 80% of the global advertising market.

The Company has the most comprehensive, independent view of today's global media market, analysing $55bn of media spend from 75 markets annually, including trillions of digital media impressions. Our Contract Compliance division, FirmDecisions, audits $40bn of contract value annually.

As a result, more than 70 of the world's top 100 advertisers today choose Ebiquity as their trusted independent media advisor.

For further information, please visit: www.ebiquity.com

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