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For immediate release |
18 September 2018 |
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC
("Staffline" or the "Group")
Grant of Options under 2018 Share Scheme
Staffline, the Recruitment and Training organisation, announces the grant of options to employees as part of its Save As You Earn ("SAYE") share scheme for 2018. The scheme is open to all permanent employees who have completed at least six months continuous service, giving them the opportunity to participate in the future growth of the Group via share option arrangements.
Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options over Staffline's ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") with an exercise price of £9.76, a 20% discount to the closing middle market price of £12.20 on the trading day before the invitation to participate was made. The options have a contract start date of 1 December 2018 and are exercisable between 1 December 2021 and 31 May 2022.
A total of 167 employees elected to participate, and, pursuant to these elections, a total of 73,588 options over Ordinary Shares were granted on 18 September 2018, equating to 0.26% of the current issued share capital of 27,944,389 shares. These shares are expected to be satisfied from the 1,140,400 Ordinary 10p Shares currently held by the Employee Benefit Trust.
Options totaling 5,907 shares were granted to the following four employees who are regarded as Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR's"):
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Reference number |
Name |
Role |
Division |
Shares under option in SAYE |
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1 |
S Rouse |
Managing Director |
PeoplePlus |
1,844 |
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2 |
M Underwood |
Managing Director |
Recruitment |
1,844 |
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3 |
C Glover |
Divisional Director |
Recruitment |
1,106 |
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4 |
D Hughes |
Divisional Director |
Recruitment |
1,113 |
Details of each transaction can be found in the Annex pages that follow.
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For further information, please contact: |
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Staffline Group plc Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer Michael Watts, Group Chief Financial Officer |
07786 265344 07970 215262 |
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Liberum NOMAD and Joint Broker Steve Pearce / Joshua Hughes |
020 3100 2222 |
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Berenberg Joint Broker Chris Bowman / Toby Flaux |
020 3207 7800 |
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Vigo Communications Financial PR and Investor Relations Jeremy Garcia / Antonia Pollock / Charlie Neish |
020 7390 0230 |
About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support
Enabling the Future of Work™
Staffline is the UK's market leading Recruitment and Training group. It has two divisions:
Recruitment Division
The UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying over 60,000 staff per day to c. 1,500 private sector clients, across a wide range of industries including agriculture, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing. It operates from over 400 locations in UK, Eire and Poland.
Its world leading Customer Experience platform provides optimised customer-based staffing management solutions whilst providing market-leading levels of job satisfaction for workers.
PeoplePlus Division
The leading adult skills and training provider in the UK, delivering apprenticeships, adult education, prison education and skills-based employability programmes across the country.
Education and Training - market leading provider of training courses for private sector Apprenticeships (both Levy and non-Levy) and Government funded Adult Skills programmes.
Employability - top quartile performer, supporting Government programmes providing back-to-work education and support services to the unemployed.
Justice and Community - education and training services for prisoners and ex-offenders, as well as individual support services for carers and people with disabilities, both at home and in the work place.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
SIMON ROUSE |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
MANAGING DIRECTOR - PEOPLEPLUS DIVISION |
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800BVLF1BCOJUH828 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH GB00B040L800 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
GRANT OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH UNDER THE STAFFLINE GROUP PLC SAVE AS YOU EARN SCHEME 2018 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
18 SEPTEMBER 2018 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
OFF MARKET |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
MARK UNDERWOOD |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
MANAGING DIRECTOR - RECRUITMENT DIVISION |
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800BVLF1BCOJUH828 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH GB00B040L800 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
GRANT OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH UNDER THE STAFFLINE GROUP PLC SAVE AS YOU EARN SCHEME 2018 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
18 SEPTEMBER 2018 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
OFF MARKET |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
CRAIG GLOVER |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR - RECRUITMENT DIVISION |
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800BVLF1BCOJUH828 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH GB00B040L800 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
GRANT OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH UNDER THE STAFFLINE GROUP PLC SAVE AS YOU EARN SCHEME 2018 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
18 SEPTEMBER 2018 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
OFF MARKET |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
DYLAN HUGHES |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR - RECRUITMENT DIVISION |
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800BVLF1BCOJUH828 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH GB00B040L800 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
GRANT OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH UNDER THE STAFFLINE GROUP PLC SAVE AS YOU EARN SCHEME 2018 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
18 SEPTEMBER 2018 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
OFF MARKET |
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