Anpario plc
("Anpario", "Group" or "the Company")
Exercise of Options
and
Director/PDMR
Shareholding
Anpario (AIM: ANP), the independent
manufacturer of natural sustainable animal feed additives for
health, nutrition and biosecurity, announces that on 13 December
2024, 84,800 options, granted under the Company's EMI Share Scheme
on 9 March 2015, were exercised over ordinary shares of 23 pence
each ("Ordinary Shares") at an option price of 290
pence.
The options were exercised by the
following Directors:
|
Director
|
Number of options over
Ordinary Shares
|
Option Exercise
Price
|
|
Richard Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
|
42,400
|
290
pence
|
|
Karen Prior, Corporate
Responsibility Director
|
42,400
|
290
pence
|
As such, 84,800 Ordinary Shares (the
"EMI Shares") which rank pari
passu with all existing Ordinary Shares have been issued by
the Company and satisfied via the Company's existing block listing.
Each participating Director remitted £122,960 to the Company
pursuant to the exercise.
Following the issue of the EMI
Shares, the Company's total issued share capital is
20,447,931 Ordinary
Shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest
in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.
Anpario further announces that it
was notified on 13th December 2024 by Karen Prior, that
following the exercise of options notified above:
1. On
13th December 2024, Karen Prior transferred 14,000
Ordinary Shares to Antony Prior (husband of Karen Prior) at 290p
per share. In order to effect a "Bed and ISA" trade, Antony then
sold 14,000 Ordinary Shares for 380p per share and immediately
repurchased 14,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 380.10p per
share.
2. On
13th December 2024, in order to effect a "Bed and ISA"
trade, Karen Prior sold 16,000 Ordinary Shares for 380p per share
and then immediately repurchased 16,000 Ordinary Shares at a price
of 380.10p per share.
Following the above transactions,
the ultimate beneficial ownership of Richard Edwards in Anpario is
245,796 Ordinary Shares representing 1.2% of the issued share capital and
the ultimate beneficial ownership of Karen Prior and her husband in
Anpario is 199,845 Ordinary Shares representing 1.0% of the issued share
capital.
Notification of Transactions of
Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their
Closely Associated Persons
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Richard Edwards
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
CEO
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification/Amendment
|
Initial notification
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Anpario plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06
|
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
|
Exercise of ordinary shares of 23
pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00B3NWT178
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Exercise of options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
290p
|
42,400
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
290p
|
42,400
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
13 December 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Off market
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Karen Prior
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Corporate Responsibility
Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification/Amendment
|
Initial notification
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Anpario plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06
|
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
|
Exercise of ordinary shares of 23
pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00B3NWT178
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Exercise of options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
290p
|
42,400
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
290p
|
42,400
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
13 December 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Off market
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Karen Prior
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Director of the Company
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification/Amendment
|
Initial notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Anpario plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06
|
|
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 23 pence each in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00B3NWT178
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
1.
Transfer of Ordinary shares
2. Sale of
Ordinary Shares
3. Purchase of
Ordinary Shares
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
|
Price
|
Volume
|
|
1.
|
290p
|
14,000
|
|
2.
|
380p
|
16,000
|
|
3.
|
380.10p
|
16,000
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
|
n/a (each a single
transaction)
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
1. 13 December
2024
2. 13 December
2024
3. 13 December
2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
1. Outside a
trading venue
2. London Stock
Exchange (XLON), AIM
3. London Stock
Exchange (XLON), AIM
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Antony Prior
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Spouse of Karen Prior, Director of
the Company
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification/Amendment
|
Initial notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Anpario plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800BZHUIUCH3MCC06
|
|
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 23 pence each in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00B3NWT178
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
1. Receipt of
Ordinary Shares
2. Sale of
Ordinary Shares
3. Purchase of
Ordinary Shares
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
|
Price
|
Volume
|
|
1.
|
290p
|
14,000
|
|
2.
|
380p
|
14,000
|
|
3.
|
380.10p
|
14,000
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
|
n/a (each a single
transaction)
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
1. 13 December
2024
2. 13 December
2024
3. 13 December
2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
1. Outside a
trading venue
2. London Stock
Exchange (XLON), AIM
3. London Stock
Exchange (XLON), AIM
|
Enquiries:
Anpario plc
|
|
Richard Edwards, CEO
|
+44(0) 777 6417 129
|
|
Marc Wilson, Group Finance
Director
|
+44(0) 1909 537380
|
|
Karen Prior, Corporate
Responsibility Director and Company Secretary
|
+44(0) 1909 537380
|
Shore Capital
|
|
(Nominated Adviser and Broker)
|
+44 (0) 20 7408 4090
|
Stephane Auton
|
Corporate Advisory
|
David Coaten
|
|
Tom Knibbs
|
|
Henry Willcocks
|
Corporate Broking
|
