Xaar PLC Grant of Options (0160P)

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RNS Number : 0160P

Xaar PLC

07 October 2019

Xaar plc (the "Company")

Grant of Options

The Company announces that on 4 October 2019 an Executive Director of the Company was granted the following nil priced share options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the terms of the Xaar 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):

 
 Name          No of options* granted   Total no of options** 
                over Ordinary Shares     held post grant 
 John Mills    180,328                  180,328 
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* Options granted under the LTIP scheme.

** Options granted under all schemes.

This grant was approved by the Remuneration Committee on 3 October 2019. It is a joining grant made at the first opportunity following John's start date in August, having joined the Board on 26 September 2019.

No consideration was paid for the grant of any of the options, or is due on the exercise of options granted under the LTIP scheme. These options carry the performance criteria of EPS and TSR (50/50 weighting) which must be achieved during a 3 year vesting period. Actual performance targets are considered commercially sensitive and will be disclosed retrospectively.

34% of the vested options are exercisable 3 years after the date of grant, or date of performance conditions vesting if later, with 33% exercisable 4 and 5 years after the date of grant respectively. The options will expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

The FCA notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation is appended below and gives further details on the transactions described above.

Enquiries:

 
Xaar plc 
Camila Cottage, Company Secretary   [phone] 
 

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                                     John Mills 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                          Chief Executive Officer - Designate 
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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 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                     Xaar plc 
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 b)    LEI                                      213800MXEC3KAOBBPO57 
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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 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the                       Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      GB0001570810 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Grant of Options under the Xaar plc 
                                                 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
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                                                 Price(s)             Volume(s) 
                                                -------------------  ------------------ 
    GBPnil                                                            180,328 
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 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                      180,328 
 
  - Price                                  GBPnil 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                  4 October 2019 
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 f)    Place of the transaction                 Outside a trading venue 
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