For immediate release
15 March 2021
Aquila Services Group plc
("Aquila" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options, PDMR Shareholdings and Total Voting Rights
Aquila, the quoted parent company of three main trading subsidiaries which provide professional consultancy and support services to organisations and businesses involved in the affordable housing, education, sports and community services sectors, are pleased to announce the following transactions which also represent an increase in shareholdings by employees:
· The Company has received notice from Mr David Mairs, a director of one of the Company's subsidiary, to exercise an option to subscribe for 103,093 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.05 per Ordinary Share. The notice was accepted as valid and having received funds of £5,155 the Company has accordingly issued and allotted 103,093 new Ordinary Shares (the "Option Shares").
· Mrs Catherine Beazley a subsidiary director has on 12 March 2021 acquired 25,000 Ordinary Shares. This results in Mrs Beazley's shareholding being 30,000 ordinary shares representing 0.08% of the Company's existing share capital.
Applications have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the London Stock Exchange for the Option Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities (the "Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective on 19 March 2021.
Following the issue of the Option Shares, which on Admission will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights in the Company will be 39,961,955. There are no shares held in treasury.
The above figure of 39,961,955 may therefore be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
The information contained in Appendix 1 below is disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information please visit www.aquilaservicesgroup.co.uk. or contact:
Aquila Services Group plc
Claire Banks, Group Finance Directors
Tel: 020 7934 0175
Beaumont Cornish Limited, Financial Adviser
Roland Cornish
Tel: 020 7628 3396
Appendix 1
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | David Mairs | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Aquila Services Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83 | ||||
| 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 instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each
ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26 | ||||
| | Nature of the transaction | Issue of 103,093 new ordinary shares pursuant to exercise of options | ||||
| | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | 103,093 ordinary shares | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021 March 15 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Catherine Beazley | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Aquila Services Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83 | ||||
| 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 instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each
ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26 | ||||
| | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 25,000 ordinary shares | ||||
| | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | 25,000 ordinary shares | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021 March 12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
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