Versarien Share Discussion Threads

[club sandwich] 30/8/2018 07:31

Chillpill well these are *directors'* options - I for one don't know what ESOPS might be in place, but I strongly imagine there is one?

[grabster] 30/8/2018 07:29

"Interesting that 'the competition' gets in touch when they announce a collaboration"

LuckyOrange - I took that very definitely to mean the customer's competitors, not Versarien's competitors.

[chillpill] 30/8/2018 07:25

The positive is that Directors have a habit of issuing options at a time when they think their shares are undervalued.

The negative is it looks like corporate greed on the part of NR. The options on top of his existing holding is going to make zero difference to him financially-although I know he makes charitable donations.

I would much prefer the love to be spread across the entire workforce including those at the "boring old business" as we are all in it together.

I always liked the story of Charlie Peel's Secretary at Peel Hunt. After the takeover in 2000 she had a chauffeur driver to take her backwards and towards to work thanks to the share options.

[luckyorange] 30/8/2018 07:25

Sonny, they are options , if II's want them and dilution is at a minimum then it is a way of satisfying that need by 'flipping' them. If you take another look it is a big lump of money for an individual to stump up.

[grabster] 30/8/2018 07:24

At the earliest, 3 years, 4 years and 5 years away.
Looking to a future.

;-)

[wuzy] 30/8/2018 07:22

Megan, l think sonsonn was jesting..

[tim3416] 30/8/2018 07:22

More deramping from sonnyjim then?

[wuzy] 30/8/2018 07:21

Sonsonn OK by end of this week then,cheers

[meganxmas] 30/8/2018 07:20

Why on earth a price hit?? Go and luck at the structure of this award versus the multitude of chancers on aim.. Breath of fresh air.. Want to hold onto key people?

[sonsonnyjim] 30/8/2018 07:17

Expecting a price hit today then?

[wuzy] 30/8/2018 07:16

Snoop, that price will probably be next week,cheers

[club sandwich] 30/8/2018 07:15

snoopy - I hope it will be far higher than that by 2021...

[sonsonnyjim] 30/8/2018 07:15

In 3 years...Won't be happy with 1.83 to say the least

[snoopy12] 30/8/2018 07:14

At least the first stop will be at £1.83.

[luckyorange] 30/8/2018 07:13

3 years away ewads, nothing to criticise until they start buying them really cheap at that price 😁

[meganxmas] 30/8/2018 07:13

Proper share options with proper ie current share price cost of exercise... Nothing to complain about.

[ewads] 30/8/2018 07:10

I wonder who will be the first to criticise?
At least it keeps up the RNS's coming.

[psxtalks2u] 30/8/2018 07:08

Thursday RNS...Share Options....RNS Number : 1932Z
Versarien PLC
30 August 2018

Versarien plc

("Versarien" or the "Company")

Award of Share Options to Directors

Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, announces that the Board has issued options over an aggregate of 5,339,232 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Share Options"), as approved by the Company's Remuneration Committee, as detailed below. The Share Options represent 3.6 per cent of the Company's current issued share capital.

Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Leigh, Chief Financial Officer, have each been awarded 2,669,616 Share Options under the Company's Employee Share Option Plan 2013. The Share Options will vest and may be exercised on the following basis:

· One-third on or after 30 August 2021 ("Vesting Period 1");

· One-third on or after 30 August 2022 ("Vesting Period 2"); and

· One-third on or after 30 August 2023 ("Vesting Period 3").

The exercise price for the Share Options is 152p.

The Share Options may be exercised provided that the Company's average share price in the 30 days prior to exercise is not less than 183p prior to Vesting Period 1 exercise, 213p prior to Vesting Period 2 exercise and 244p prior to Vesting Period 3 exercise.

Following the grant of the Share Options, Neill Rickets is interested in 15,250,000 Versarien ordinary shares, representing 10.26 per cent of the Company's issued share capital and options over a further 6,346,991 ordinary shares. Christopher Leigh is interested in 315,000 Versarien ordinary shares, representing 0.21 per cent of the Company's issued share capital and options over a further 6,346,991 ordinary shares.

[luckyorange] 30/8/2018 05:58

Baroness Fairhead knows all about graphene, the UK's Minister of Trade & Export Promotion.

[luckyorange] 30/8/2018 05:41

Plenty out there around the subject, just need to take the time to look.

Exporting is GREAT ‘Hero’ campaign unveiled at London City Airport
Creative campaign launched at city airport featuring 5 'hero' companies aims to inspire new exporters.

Published 11 April 2018



November 10, 2017, Maidenhead, UK
SDL, a leader in global content creation, management, translation and delivery, has partnered with the Exporting Is GREAT campaign to provide translation services. The campaign, launched by the Department for International Trade (DIT), has been established to inspire small and mid-market UK businesses to go global.

The partnership builds on SDL’s existing relationship with DIT’s predecessors, UK Trade & and Investment(UKTI), who facilitated the company’s growth from a small UK company in Maidenhead, to a global enterprise with 55 offices in over 38 countries and 3,000 employees.

[anotherdrink] 30/8/2018 05:38

The article comments 'numerous Apple partners and third-party accessory makers who say they have secret products which have embargoes that lift on Wednesday, September 12.' - If I remember rightly (and I could be wrong because it's going back quite a while) didn't NR on Twitter infer a relationship with Apple in some way.....if only:)

[festario] 30/8/2018 01:45

SHUT UP!.... I'm trying to sleep.

[squire007] 30/8/2018 01:33

Fest, wake up, it's not a dream it is very real ..........:-)
7:59 ......zzzzzzzzzzzz wow.

[festario] 30/8/2018 00:23

I've been boozing tonight... had a great night of darts, karaoke etc. I came on here to say something very important about Versarien, something that was on my mind earlier tonight.But I've forgotten what it was now.So I'm going to bed.Kindly keep that stock market SHUT!

[luckyorange] 29/8/2018 23:24

Would be nice if others shared their insightful thoughts and research Macaw and nt, but they choose not to.

"there are people out there who provide constructive criticism and I thank them.

Then there are people who criticize solely because it makes them feel smarter.

The latter group doesn’t get to me because I know the effort I put into my work.

The easiest job in the world is to be an arm-chair-critic. Try creating your own work.

“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.”

~ Benjamin Franklin ~