GetBusy PLC Director Appointment and Issue of Options (5859J)

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RNS Number : 5859J

GetBusy PLC

04 April 2018

4 April 2018

GetBusy plc ("GetBusy" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Director Appointment and Issue of Options

Cambridge, UK. GetBusy plc (AIM: GETB), a leading document management software business, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement on 8 November 2017, following a satisfactory handover with Chris Hagglund, Paul Haworth, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to the Board, with immediate effect. He will also serve as Company Secretary.

Daniel Rabie, CEO of GetBusy, commented:

"Paul has already proven to be a valuable asset to our Company. His experience and expertise are supporting the company build on its existing momentum and continuing our growth plans."

On 4 April 2018, Paul Haworth was granted 1,020,000 nil-cost options over ordinary shares in the Company. The options vest in accordance with the rules of the GetBusy plc Long Term Incentive Plan and represent 2.11% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Jonathan Paul Crichton Haworth (aged 38)

Current Directorships/Partnerships

None

Past Directorships/Partnerships within the past 5 years

Dialight Europe Limited

Following this grant of options Mr Haworth holds a beneficial interest in 20,000 ordinary shares in the Company and 1,020,000 options over ordinary shares in the Company.

There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

GetBusy plc

   Daniel Rabie (Chief Executive Officer)                                  0845 166 1165 
   Paul Haworth (Chief Financial Officer)                                  07979 703904 

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nomad)

   Philip Secrett / Jamie Barklem                                                  020 7383 5100 

Stockdale Securities Limited (Broker)

   Andy Crossley / Richard Johnson / Fiona Conroy              020 7601 6100 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

About GetBusy

GetBusy is an established, successful, award-winning Document Management software business, with operations in UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, providing over 57,000 customers with a highly secure form of digital document distribution with the flexibility to suit any business or industry. It has found particular success in the accountancy, legal and financial services verticals. Over 864,000 users are registered to share information through GetBusy's online client portals.

The Group has three core product offerings:

-- Virtual Cabinet is Document Management software focused on the medium size to enterprise size markets. It is used by 27 of the 100 largest accounting firms in the UK and 11 of the top 20 accounting firms in Australia and New Zealand;

-- SmartVault is an award-winning Document Management software targeting the professional small and medium enterprise market, and is long established in the USA;

-- GetBusy (in development) is a new product which will help customers create stronger relationships with less effort, help users become more organised and productive, and reduce their administrative burden.

The Group has an international reach, rapidly growing existing products, a proven business model, and strong momentum moving into the future.

Further information on the Group is available at www.getbusy.com.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated with them.

 
1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
      responsibilities / person closely associated 
a)   Name                             Paul Haworth 
2    Reason for the notification 
a)   Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
b)   Initial notification             Initial 
      /Amendment 
3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
      market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
      or auction monitor 
a)   Name                             GetBusy plc 
b)   LEI                              213800LAMARZB9AQJ376 
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               Ordinary Shares of 0.15 
      financial instrument,            pence 
      type of instrument 
 
     Identification code              ISIN: GB00BYP36B44 
 
b)   Nature of the transaction        Grant of share options 
c)   Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                      Price(s)      Volume(s) 
  Nil                                               1,020,000 
 
d)   Aggregated information 
 
 - Aggregated volume              1,020,000 
 
 - Price                           Nil 
 
e)   Date of the transaction          4(th) April 2018 
f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
 

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