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RNS Number : 5561L

BATM Advanced Communications Ld

03 January 2023

LEI: 213800FLQUB9J289RU66

3 January 2023

BATM Advanced Communications Limited

("BATM" or "the Company")

Grant of Options

Further to the Company's announcements of 24 November and 21 December 2022, BATM (LSE: BVC; TASE: BVC), a leading provider of real-time technologies for networking solutions and medical laboratory systems, announces that the Company granted, on 1 January 2023 (the "Grant Date"), options over ordinary shares of 0.01 NIS each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to certain Directors as follows:

 
 Name               Role       Number of          Options exercise   Period and conditions 
                                options granted    price              of vesting 
 Gideon Chitayat*   Chairman   1,229,369          25.49 pence        The options fully 
                                                                      vest on the first 
                                                                      anniversary of 
                                                                      the Grant Date. 
                   ---------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------------------- 
 Moti Nagar         CEO        16,433,937         25.49 pence        One-third of the 
                                                                      options will vest 
                                                                      on each of the 
                                                                      first, second 
                                                                      and third anniversaries 
                                                                      of the Grant Date 
                                                                      . 
                   ---------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------------------- 
 

* Dr. Chitayat's options were granted to GMBS General Management & Business Strategy Consultants Ltd., a service company through which Dr. Chitayat provides his services to the Company

The options were granted under the BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. Global Share Incentive Plan (2021) ("SIP (2021)"). The exercise price represents the average closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange over the 30 trading days preceding the Grant Date. The options granted to Mr. Nagar have a total grant value of 2% of the value of the Company on the Grant Date, as approved by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting of 21 December 2022. Each grantee's options are exercisable subject to that grantee remaining a service provider of the Company and for 90 days thereafter.

Following the above option grants, Mr. Nagar and Dr. Chitayat hold options over Ordinary Shares and Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") as detailed below:

 
 Instrument   Scheme        Number       Date of      Exercise price    Date of    Conditions of       Expiry date (if 
                                         grant        (if applicable)    first     vesting/exercise*   applicable) 
                                                                         vesting 
 Gideon Chitayat, Chairman 
 Options      SIP (2021)    1,229,369    01/01/23     25.49 pence       01/01/24   The options fully   01/01/33 
 over                                                                              vest on the first 
 Ordinary                                                                          anniversary of 
 Shares                                                                            the grant date. 
             ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  ---------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 Moti Nagar, CEO 
 Options      ESOP (2004)   906,200      05/05/15     12.69 pence       31/12/16   The options are     04/05/25 
 over                                                                              fully vested and 
 Ordinary                                                                          are exercisable. 
 Shares 
             ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  ---------  ------------------  ---------------- 
              SIP (2021)    16,433,937   01/01/23     25.49 pence       01/01/24   The options vest    01/01/33 
                                                                                   equally on the 
                                                                                   first, second and 
                                                                                   third 
                                                                                   anniversaries of 
                                                                                   the date of 
                                                                                   grant. 
             ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  ---------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 Restricted   SIP (2021)    537,109      12/04/22     N/A               12/04/25   The RSUs vest on    N/A 
 Share                                                                             the third 
 Units                                                                             anniversary of 
                                                                                   the grant date 
                                                                                   subject to total 
                                                                                   shareholder 
                                                                                   return 
                                                                                   performance over 
                                                                                   the three-year 
                                                                                   period (for 
                                                                                   details, see page 
                                                                                   56 of BATM's 
                                                                                   Annual Report 
                                                                                   2021). 
                                                                                   If, and to the 
                                                                                   extent that, 
                                                                                   these RSUs vest, 
                                                                                   the resulting 
                                                                                   ordinary shares 
                                                                                   will be subject 
                                                                                   to a two-year 
                                                                                   holding period, 
                                                                                   however, 
                                                                                   sufficient awards 
                                                                                   may be sold 
                                                                                   during the 
                                                                                   holding period 
                                                                                   to satisfy any 
                                                                                   tax liabilities 
                                                                                   owed. 
             ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  ---------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 

* All options and RSUs are subject to the provisions of the scheme under which they were granted and are exercisable subject to the grantee remaining a service provider of the Company and for 90 days thereafter.

Enquiries:

 
BATM Advanced Communications 
Moti Nagar, Chief Executive Officer                             +972 9866 2525 
 
Shore Capital 
Mark Percy, Anita Ghanekar, James Thomas (Corporate Advisory)   +44 20 7408 4050 
 
Gracechurch Group 
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury                                   +44 20 4582 3500 
 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Gideon Chitayat 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chairman 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   BATM ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LTD 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    213800FLQUB9J289RU66 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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                     Options over ordinary shares of 0.01 
        financial instrument,                  NIS each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    IL0010849045 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Grant of options 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  ---------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  ---------------- 
    25.49 pence                                                        1,229,369 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                    N/A 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                1 January 2023 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                  Moti Nagar 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       Chief Executive Officer 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  BATM ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LTD 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                   213800FLQUB9J289RU66 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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                    Options over ordinary shares of 0.01 
        financial instrument,                 NIS each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                   IL0010849045 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction             Grant of options 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                             ---------------------  ----------------- 
                                              Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                             ---------------------  ----------------- 
    25.49 pence                                                      16,433,937 
   ---------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                   N/A 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction               1 January 2023 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction              Outside a trading venue 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

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