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KETL Strix Group Plc

73.80
0.20 (0.27%)
26 Apr 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Strix Group Plc LSE:KETL London Ordinary Share IM00BF0FMG91 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.20 0.27% 73.80 73.80 74.10 75.00 73.10 73.60 238,402 16:29:56
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Manufacturing Industries,nec 106.92M 16.79M 0.0768 9.61 161.41M

Strix Group PLC Exercise and Grant of Options (8181I)

06/04/2020 7:00am

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RNS Number : 8181I

Strix Group PLC

06 April 2020

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

6 April 2020

Strix Group plc

("Strix" or the "Company")

Exercise of Options, Block Listing Application and Grant of Options

Exercise of Options

Strix Group Plc (AIM: KETL), the global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of kettle safety controls and other complementary water products used in temperature control, steam management and water filtration, announces that today Mark Bartlett, Chief Executive officer, Raudres Wong, Chief Financial Officer and Frank Gao, Chief Operating Officer, exercised share options over 3,800,000, 1,900,000 and 510,000 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") respectively. These share options were granted on admission of the Company to trading on AIM on 7 August 2017 and all conditions set at that time have been achieved.

Mark Bartlett and Raudres Wong have no intention to dispose of any Ordinary Shares in the short to medium term.

Following the exercise of the options, the below directors and PDMRs have the following interests in the share capital of the Company:

 
    Director          Position           Ordinary         % of total        Number        Resulting     % of enlarged 
                                          Shares            issued        of Ordinary    total number       issued 
                                      held previously    share capital      Shares       of Ordinary     share capital 
                                                                          over which        Shares 
                                                                            options          held 
                                                                           exercised 
                  Chief Executive 
 Mark Bartlett         Officer           300,000            0.16%         3,800,000       4,100,000         2.06% 
                 -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------- 
    Raudres       Chief Financial 
     Wong(1)           Officer           300,000            0.16%         1,900,000       2,200,000         1.11% 
                 -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------- 
                  Chief Operating 
   Frank Gao           Officer              -                 -            510,000         510,000          0.26% 
                 -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------- 
               TOTAL                     600,000            0.31%         6,210,000       6,810,000         3.42% 
                                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------- 
 

(1) Shares held in the name of her husband, Wing Yip Fong

In addition, certain other employees of the Company have exercised share options over 821,767 Ordinary Shares.

Strix has made application to the London Stock Exchange for the issue of securities in respect of 7,031,767 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM in relation to the exercise of these share options and it is expected that admission will become effective on 7 April 2020.

Block Listing Application

Strix also today announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of securities in respect of 1,152,439 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM.

These new Ordinary Shares will be issued from time to time in order to satisfy the requirement to allot certain shares to employees under the Strix Group 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan. It is expected that admission will become effective on 7 April 2020.

New Ordinary Shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Total voting rights

Following the admission of the new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of share options and the Block Listing, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 198,878,852 Ordinary Shares and may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

Grant of Options

Strix also announces that it granted options today over a total of 1,275,420 Ordinary Shares under the Strix Group Plc Long Term Incentive Plan.

Included within the 1,275,420 options granted are the following to Directors and PDMRs of the Company as part of their annual remuneration and incentivisation packages:

 
    Director          Position       Number of options    Total number 
                                          granted          of unvested 
                                                          share options 
                                                              held 
                  Chief Executive 
 Mark Bartlett         Officer            197,138           603,953 
                 -----------------  ------------------  --------------- 
                  Chief Financial 
  Raudres Wong         Officer            196,060           584,197 
                 -----------------  ------------------  --------------- 
                  Chief Operating 
   Frank Gao           Officer            109,297           308,486 
                 -----------------  ------------------  --------------- 
               TOTAL                      502,496          1,496,637 
                                    ------------------  --------------- 
 

Of the remaining 772,925 options granted, 235,177 have been awarded to members of the Company's trading board and 537,748 to other employees. All options have been granted at nil cost and for those granted to the Company's trading board these are subject to performance conditions as determined by the Company's Remuneration Committee. Those granted to other employees are subject to remaining in employment with the Company for two years post being granted or specific individual strategic objectives.

Following these grants the total number of options over Ordinary Shares in issue is 3,585,590 representing 1.80 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

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

 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Mark Bartlett 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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                                Strix Group plc 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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 GBP0.01 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code                 ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Exercise of Share Options 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                             0p         3,800,000 
                                                       ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                 N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             6 April 2020 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Raudres Wong 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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                                Strix Group plc 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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 GBP0.01 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code                 ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Exercise of Share Options 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                             0p         1,900,000 
                                                       ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                 N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             6 April 2020 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Frank Gao 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     COO 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification /Amendment     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                Strix Group plc 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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 GBP0.01 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code                 ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Exercise of Share Options 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                             0p         510,000 
                                                       ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                 N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             6 April 2020 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Mark Bartlett 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Chief Executive Officer 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            Strix Group Plc 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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                  Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 
       the financial 
       instrument, type                ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
       of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                   Grant of Options 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                         0p         197,138 
                                                   ---------- 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated                    N/A - single transaction 
       volume 
       - Price 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         6 April 2020 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                    London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Raudres Wong 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Chief Financial Officer 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            Strix Group Plc 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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                  Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 
       the financial 
       instrument, type                ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
       of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                   Grant of Options 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                         0p         196,060 
                                                   ---------- 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated                    N/A - single transaction 
       volume 
       - Price 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         6 April 2020 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                    London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Frank Gao 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Chief Operating Officer 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            Strix Group Plc 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800KZEW5W6BZMNT62 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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                  Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 
       the financial 
       instrument, type                ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83 
       of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                   Grant of Options 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                         0p         109,297 
                                                   ---------- 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated                    N/A - single transaction 
       volume 
       - Price 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         6 April 2020 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                    London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Further enquiries, please contact:

 
 Strix Group Plc 
  Mark Bartlett, CEO 
  Raudres Wong, CFO                            +44 (0) 1624 829829 
 Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Advisor 
  and Joint Broker) 
  Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel / Jordan 
  Warburton (Corporate Finance)               +44 (0) 20 3829 5000 
 
 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint 
  Broker)                                     +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 
 Matthew Blawat / Francis North 
 
 IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR 
  and IR)                                     +44 (0) 20 3934 6630 
 Graham Herring / Tim Metcalfe / Florence 
  Chandler 
 
 

ABOUT STRIX GROUP PLC

Isle of Man based Strix, is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of kettle safety controls and other components and devices involving water heating and temperature control, steam management and water filtration.

Strix's core product range comprises a variety of safety controls for small domestic appliances, primarily kettles. Kettle safety controls require precision engineering and intricate knowledge of material properties in order to repeatedly function correctly. Strix has built up market leading capability and know-how in this field since being founded in 1982.

Strix is admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: KETL).

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

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