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AB Dynamics PLC
13 September 2017
 

 

 

13 September 2017

 

 

AB Dynamics plc

("ABD" or the "Company")

 

Exercise of Share Options

Total Voting Rights

 

Exercise of options

 

AB Dynamics plc (AIM: ABDP), the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing systems and measurement products to the global automotive industry, announces that it has received notices to exercise options from certain employees and PDMRs of the Company (the "Option Exercise") to subscribe for a total of 82,053 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares"). The exercise price of the options is 395 pence each.

 

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a total of 82,053 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and Admission is expected to occur on or around 18 September 2017. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in the Company.

 

On 12 September 2017, Colin Martin, a Director of the Company exercised options over 21,667 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 395 pence per share, representing 0.1% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

 

On 12 September 2017, Andrew Rumble, a Director of the Company exercised options over 21,986 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 395 pence per share, representing 0.1% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

 

Total voting rights

 

Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 19,193,999 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. This figure 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 of interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

 

For further information please contact:

 

AB Dynamics plc

Tim Rogers, Managing Director

Tony Best, Chairman

 

01225 860 200

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)

Tony Rawlinson

Liam Murray

 

0207 213 0880

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Broker)

David Foreman

Phil Davies

 

0207 894 7000

IFC Advisory (PR)

Tim Metcalfe

Heather Armstrong

Graham Herring

0203 053 8671

 

 

Overview of AB Dynamics plc

ABD is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of advanced testing and measurement products for vehicle suspension, brakes and steering to the global automotive research and development sector. The Group was founded in 1982 and listed on AIM in May 2013. The Group is headquartered in Bradford on Avon employing approximately 110 staff. ABD currently supplies twenty of the top twenty automotive manufacturers, including Honda, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen, who routinely use the Group's products to test vehicle safety and dynamics.

 

 

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

 

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name

Colin Martin

Reason for notification


Position/Status

Director of Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

AB Dynamics PLC

LEI

213800OFXZP4A7I47K43

 

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification Code


Ordinary Shares of 1p each

 

GB00B9GQVG73

 

Nature of the transaction

Purchase

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)


395p

21,667



Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated Volume

 

- Price

 

 

21,667

 

395p

Date of the transaction

12 September 2017

Place of the transaction

AIM

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name

Andrew Rumble

Reason for notification


Position/Status

Director of Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd

Initial notification/

Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

AB Dynamics PLC

LEI

213800OFXZP4A7I47K43

 

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification Code


Ordinary Shares of 1p each

 

GB00B9GQVG73

 

Nature of the transaction

Purchase

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)


395p

21,986



Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated Volume

 

- Price

 

 

21,986

 

395p

Date of the transaction

12 September 2017

Place of the transaction

AIM

 

 


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