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RNS Number : 4059X
Blackbird PLC
19 December 2019
19 December 2019
Blackbird plc
("Blackbird" or the "Company")
Grant of Share Options
Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of market-leading cloud video platform Blackbird, announces that on 19 December 2019 options over the Company's ordinary shares of 0.8 pence were granted to the directors listed below as part of an employee-wide share option grant over 4,600,000 unissued Ordinary Shares:
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Name Title Number of Exercise Number of Options
Options Price Post Grant
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Chief Executive
Ian McDonough Officer 1,250,000 16.00p 5,130,000
Stephen Streater R&D Director 340,000 16.00p 1,370,000
Chief Operating
Stephen White and Financial Officer 500,000 16.00p 1,000,000
Andrew Bentley Non-Executive Chairman 120,000 16.00p 760,000
Dawn Airey Non-Executive Director 160,000 16.00p 410,000
David Main Non-Executive Director 60,000 16.00p 1,685,000
The options were granted under the Company's EMI share option scheme.
Following the above grant there are a total of 10,355,000 incentive share options granted over unissued Ordinary Shares granted to Directors and PDMRs, representing 3.19% of the Company's current Ordinary share capital of 324,623,725 Ordinary Shares.
Contacts:
Blackbird plc Tel: +44 (0)20
8879 7245
Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen White, Chief Operating and Financial
Officer
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20
and Broker) 3328 5656
Nick Naylor
Nicholas Chambers
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD, www.blackbird.video) floated in February 2000.
Blackbird develops, markets and licenses a powerful cloud video platform using its patented Blackbird technology. The technology underpins multiple applications, which are used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, esports live events and content owners, post-production houses, other mass market digital video channels and corporations.
The Blackbird technology allows full visibility of multi-location digital content, improves time to market for live content such as video clips and highlights for social media distribution, and results in much more effective monetisation.
Blackbird(R) is a registered trademark of Blackbird plc.
Websites
www.blackbird.video
Social media
www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud
www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud
www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Ian McDonough
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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 Blackbird plc
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b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
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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 Ordinary Shares of 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 1,250,000
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-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Stephen Streater
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2 Reason for the notification
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status R&D Director
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Blackbird plc
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
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 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 340,000
----------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Stephen White
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Chief Operating and Financial Officer
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Blackbird plc
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
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 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 500,000
----------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Andrew Bentley
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Chairman
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Blackbird plc
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
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 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 120,000
----------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Dawn Airey
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Blackbird plc
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
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 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 160,000
----------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name David Main
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Blackbird plc
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
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 0.8p
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of options over ordinary shares
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.00p 60,000
----------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 December 2019
-------------------------------- --------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue - grant
of options
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