ABDP.L

AB Dynamics Plc
AB Dynamics PLC - Shares Awards and Director/PDMR Dealings
13th February 2024, 15:49
TwitterFacebookLinkedIn
To continue viewing RNS, please confirm that you are a Private Investor*

* A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient:

  1. Obtains access to the information in a personal capacity;
  2. Is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services;
  3. Is not currently registered or qualified as a professional securities trader or investment adviser with any national or state exchange, regulatory authority, professional association or recognised professional body;
  4. Does not currently act in any capacity as an investment adviser, whether or not they have at some time been qualified to do so;
  5. Uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;
  6. Does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.
RNS Number : 0186D
AB Dynamics PLC
13 February 2024
 

13 February 2024

AB Dynamics plc

("AB Dynamics", the "Company" or the "Group")

Shares Awards and Director/PDMR Dealings

 

AB Dynamics plc (AIM: ABDP), the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing, simulation  and measurement products to the global transport market, today announces the award of bonus shares, exercise of LTIP awards, related sales and the grant of LTIP awards.

Award of Bonus Shares

On 8 February 2024,  ordinary shares of one penny each ("Ordinary Shares") were awarded to directors of the Company in satisfaction of 20% of their respective annual bonus for the year ended 31 August 2023 ("Bonus Shares").

The Bonus Shares were awarded by reference to a price of 1775p, being the closing share price on 7 February 2024.  The Bonus Shares have a required holding period of three years.

The table below sets out details of the Bonus Shares awarded together with the resulting holdings of the directors:

Name and role

Number of Bonus Shares awarded

Resulting interest in Ordinary Shares

Resulting percentage of Ordinary Shares

Dr James Routh (CEO)

2,406 

27,839

0.12%

Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CFO)

1,804 

4,539

0.02%

 

The Bonus Shares were awarded for nil consideration by transfer from an employee benefit trust.

Exercise of LTIP awards and related disposals

On 8 February 2024, three PDMRs acquired ordinary shares of one penny each ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of nil cost option awards ("Option Shares") held under the AB Dynamics plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

The table below sets out details of the Options Shares acquired together with the resulting holdings of the directors following related disposals:

Name and role

Number of Option Shares acquired

Number of Option Shares sold

Resulting interest in Ordinary Shares

Resulting percentage of Ordinary Shares

Dr James Routh (CEO)

10,958    

5,172   

33,625

0.14%

Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CFO)

6,646     

3,137    

8,048

0.03%

Matthew Price (Managing Director)

1,697     

802    



 

The Option Shares were acquired for nil consideration by transfer from an employee benefit and the number of Option Shares noted as sold were sold on the same day to the benefit of the respective PMDR at a price of 1765 per share to satisfy personal taxation liabilities arising from the exercise.

 

 

Grant of LTIP awards

On 8 February 2024, the Company awarded nil cost option awards over a total of 80,333 Ordinary Shares to six of its PDMRs in accordance with the rules of the AB Dynamics plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), with a grant date of 8 February 2023.

The table below sets out the number of Ordinary Shares over which such LTIP awards were granted together details of the number of Ordinary Shares over which their other existing LTIP awards are held:

Name and role

New LTIP award

Existing LTIP awards

Total number of LTIP awards

Dr James Routh (CEO)

27,692

90,636

118,328

Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CFO)

20,769

66,404

87,173

Andrew Ng (President APAC & N. America)

10,595

12,510

23,105

Thomas Willis (Managing Director)

8,187

3,506

11,693

Dan Clark (Managing Director)

7,241

2,790

10,031

Matthew Price (Managing Director)

5,849

8,622

14,471

 

Subject to the rules of the LTIP these awards will vest on 8 February 2027, ordinarily subject to continued service and subject to satisfying the required Total Shareholder Return, EPS and cash conversion performance criteria.

 

Enquiries:

AB Dynamics plc

01225 860 200

Dr James Routh, Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Matthews-DeMers, Chief Financial Officer


 


Peel Hunt LLP

0207 418 8900

Mike Bell

Ed Allsopp


 


Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited

0207 710 7600

Matthew Blawat

Harry Billen

 


Teneo

0207 353 4200

James Macey White

Matt Low

 

 

 

About AB Dynamics plc

AB Dynamics is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of advanced products for testing and verification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ("ADAS") technology, autonomous vehicle development and vehicle dynamics to the global automotive research and development sector. 

AB Dynamics is an international group of companies headquartered in Bradford on Avon.  AB Dynamics currently supplies all the top automotive manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and service providers, who routinely use the Group's products to test and verify vehicle safety systems and dynamics.

 

 

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1

Details of the relevant person / person closely associated

a)

Name

1. James Routh

2. Sarah Matthews-DeMers

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1. Chief Executive Officer

2. Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

AB Dynamics plc

b)

LEI

213800OFXZP4A7I47K43

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

Ordinary Shares


Identification code

GB00B9GQVG73

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Award of Ordinary Shares in partial satisfaction of an annual bonus

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

1. 2,406

2. 1,804

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 


- Aggregated volume

n/a


- Price


e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1

Details of the relevant person / person closely associated

a)

Name

1.   James Routh

2.   Sarah Matthews-DeMers

3.   Matthew Price

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.   Chief Executive Officer

2.   Chief Financial Officer

3.   Managing Director

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

AB Dynamics plc

b)

LEI

213800OFXZP4A7I47K43

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

Ordinary Shares


Identification code

GB00B9GQVG73

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to exercise of nil cost option awards.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

1.   5,786

2.   3,509

3.   895

d)

Aggregated information

 


- Aggregated volume

n/a


- Price


e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1

Details of the relevant person / person closely associated

a)

Name

1.   James Routh

2.   Sarah Matthews-DeMers

3.   Andrew Ng

4.   Thomas Willis

5.   Dan Clark

6.   Matthew Price

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.   Chief Executive Officer

2.   Chief Financial Officer

3.   President APAC & North America

4.   Managing Director

5.   Managing Director

6.   Managing Director

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

AB Dynamics plc

b)

LEI

213800OFXZP4A7I47K43

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

Ordinary Shares


Identification code

GB00B9GQVG73

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost option LTIP awards over Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

1.   27,692

2.   20,769

3.   10,595

4.   8,187

5.   7,241

6.   5,849

d)

Aggregated information

 


- Aggregated volume

n/a


- Price


e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
END
 
 
DSHEXLFFZLLZBBD]]>
TwitterFacebookLinkedIn