SysGroup PLC Grant of Options/PDMR Disclosure (6896H)

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RNS Number : 6896H

SysGroup PLC

19 August 2016

19 August 2016

SysGroup plc

("SysGroup" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options/PDMR Disclosure

SysGroup plc (AIM: SYS), the managed services and cloud integrator, announces that it has awarded a total of 125,000 options over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Options") to Michael Hogan, Group CFO. The Options were granted on Mr Hogan's start date with the Group, being 15 August 2016.

The Options were granted under the SysGroup plc EMI Option Scheme and at an exercise price of 60.5p per share (being the mid-market closing price on 12 August 2016). The Options will vest two years from the grant date subject to Mr Hogan remaining employed by the Group.

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

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                      Michael Peter HOGAN 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 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                      SysGroup Plc 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       N/a - pending 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 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            Options over Ordinary Shares 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument             ISIN: GB00BYT18182 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the             Grant of EMI options 
       transaction 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  ----------  ---------- 
                                   GBP0.605    125,000 
                                  ----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated               N/a 
       volume 
 
 
       - Price 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction   15 August 2016 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the              N/a 
       transaction 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
 For further information please 
  contact: 
                                      Tel: [phone] 
  SysGroup plc 
  Chris Evans, CEO 
  Michael Hogan, CFO 
 Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)   Tel: [phone] 
  Bidhi Bhoma / Edward Mansfield 
 Newgate Communications             Tel: [phone] 
  Bob Huxford / Adam Lloyd / Ed 
  Treadwell 
 

About SysGroup

SysGroup is a leading provider of Cloud Hosting, Managed Services and expert IT Consultancy. The Group delivers solutions that ensure clients understand and benefit from industry-leading technologies and advanced hosting capabilities. The SysGroup team focuses on a customer's strategic and operational requirements - enabling them to free up resources, grow their core business and avoid the distractions and complexity of delivering IT services.

The Group has offices in Liverpool, Coventry, London and East Sussex.

For more information, visit http://www.sysgroup.com

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