Grant of LTIP 2012 awards and PDMR notifications
Updated : 16:45
11 August 2020
LEI: 213800JLR6YIRMSCUS98
Air Partner plc
('Air Partner' or the 'Company')
Grant of Long Term Incentive Plan 2012 ("LTIP 2012") awards and PDMR notifications
Air Partner plc, the global aviation services group, announces that awards over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the LTIP 2012 ("Awards") to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities on 10 August 2020:
Director | Position | Number of Ordinary Shares over which Nil-cost Options have been granted | Percentage of basic salary | Closing Market Price on day preceding date of grant |
Mark Briffa | Chief Executive Officer | 503,919 | 150% | 89.30p |
Joanne Estell | Chief Financial Officer | 223,964 | 100% | 89.30p |
Awards over Ordinary Shares were also granted over an aggregate of 972,753 Ordinary Shares to the Company's senior management team.
The extent to which the Awards become exercisable is determined by the achievement against performance conditions, measuring the Company's underlying earnings per share and total shareholder return over a three-year period and the grantee's continued service during this period. The Awards for Executive Directors are subject to a two-year holding period and become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the grant.
The notifications below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Mark Briffa | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Air Partner plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800JLR6YIRMSCUS98 | ||||
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 1 pence each in Air Partner plc
GB00BD73628 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Grant of nil cost option award under the Air Partner 2012 Long Term Share Incentive Plan to acquire ordinary shares of 1p each in Air Partner plc | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information:
Aggregated volume:
Price: |
Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction: | 10 August 2020 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Joanne Estell | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Air Partner plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800JLR6YIRMSCUS98 | ||||
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 1 pence each in Air Partner plc
GB00BD73628 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Grant of nil cost option award under the Air Partner 2012 Long Term Share Incentive Plan to acquire ordinary shares of 1p each in Air Partner plc | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information:
Aggregated volume:
Price: |
Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction: | 10 August 2020 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | Outside a trading venue | ||||
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
Enquiries: |
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Air Partner | 01293 844788 |
Mark Briffa, CEO |
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Joanne Estell, CFO |
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TB Cardew (Financial PR advisor to Air Partner) | 020 7930 0777 |
Tom Allison | 07789 998 020 |
Joe McGregor | 07766 231 520 |
About Air Partner:
Founded in 1961, Air Partner is a global aviation services group providing aircraft charter and aviation safety & security solutions to industry, commerce, governments and private individuals, across civil and military organisations. The Group has two divisions: Air Partner Charter, comprising Group Charter, Private Jets, Freight and Specialist Services; and Air Partner Safety & Security (formerly Consulting & Training), which comprises Baines Simmons, Redline Assured Security and Managed Services.
Group Charter charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Private Jets offers the Company's unique pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter for up to 19 people. Freight charters aircraft of every size to fly almost any cargo anywhere, at any time. Specialist Services comprises Air Partner's other aviation services that complement its Charter business: Remarketing, ACMI, scheduled group travel, tour operations, air evacuation and flight operations.
Baines Simmons offers aviation safety management and fatigue risk management. Redline Assured Security delivers government-standard security training, consultancy and solutions to regulated, high value and high threat environments. Managed Services offers wildlife hazard management and aircraft registry services.
Air Partner has 16 locations across three continents, with its headquarters located alongside Gatwick airport in the UK. The group employs around 450 aviation professionals globally and operates 24/7. Air Partner is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIR) and is the only publicly listed air charter broker and aviation safety & security consultancy. It is ISO 9001:2015 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide.
More information is available on the company's website (www.airpartner.com).
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