Parity Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6520W)

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RNS Number : 6520W

Parity Group PLC

18 April 2019

18 April 2019

Parity Group plc ("Parity "or the "Group")

Grant of Options to Directors/PDMRs

The Board of Parity (AIM:PTY), the technology focussed consultancy and staffing business announces that the Board has awarded Matthew Bayfield, Chief Executive Officer 3,000,000 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Share Options"). The Share Options were granted on 18 April 2019 on the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee, and represent approximately 2.9% of the Company's current issued share capital.

The Share Options each have an exercise price, calculated in accordance with the rules of the Unapproved CSOP Scheme 2009, of 7.75 pence being the closing mid-market price per ordinary share on 17 April 2019.

The Share Options will vest after 3 years and are subject to the following performance conditions:

-- One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price achieves or exceeds 125% of the exercise price for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period;

-- One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price achieves or exceeds 150% of the exercise price for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period; and

-- One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price achieves or exceeds 175% of the exercise price for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period.

Contacts:

Parity Group PLC www.parity.net

Roger Antony, GFD + 44 (0) 208 543 5353

WH Ireland Limited www.whirelandcb.com

Mike Coe / Chris Savidge [phone]

The notifications below, made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details in relation to the grant of the Share Options to the PDMRs:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Matthew Bayfield 
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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        Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
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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                        Parity Group plc 
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 b)   LEI                         213800YEHAYBJ63OHB38 
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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           Ordinary shares of 2p each 
       financial instrument,        GB00B1235860 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction   Grant of options to subscribe for 
                                   new ordinary shares under the Company's 
                                   Unapproved CSOP Scheme 2009. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Option Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                     7.75p             3,000,000 
                                                      ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information       3,000,000 
       - Aggregated volume          GBP232,500.00 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     18 April 2019 
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