Issue of Equity
Acuity RM Group plc has issued 2,201,408 ordinary shares to Directors and a PDMR in lieu of deferred salary totaling £23,207, with Salary Shares issued at 1.1026 pence per share. Additionally, 2,670,847 new ordinary shares were issued to settle two supplier invoices, with 1,242,276 shares at 0.8619 pence and 1,428,571 shares at 0.8750 pence. Following these issuances, the company's total voting rights will be 244,490,504.
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Acuity (AIM: ACRM), the software group specialising in the cybersecurity sector of the Governance, Risk and Compliance ("GRC") market,
is pleased to announce that further the announcement made 13 June 2025 (the "
Statement re Business and Directorate
"), the Company has issued 2,201,408 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) to certain Directors and a PDMR (as set out in the table below) in lieu of deferred salary to 31 December 2025 (“Salary Shares”).
In addition, the Company has agreed to settle £23,207 of two supplier invoices by way of the issue of 2,670,847 new Ordinary Shares (“Supplier Shares”). The Salary Shares have been issued at 1.1026 pence per share, being the average of the closing share prices over the period of salary deferral to 31 December 2025. 1,242,276 of the Supplier Shares have been issued at a price of 0.8619 pence per share, being the average of the closing share prices in January 2026, and 1,428,571 shares at 0.8750 pence per share, being the closing mid-market price on 17 March 2026.
| Name | Role | Shares in lieu of deferred salary | Original holding prior | Total holding after Admission of the Salary Shares | Percentage holding of the enlarged share capital after Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Forrest | Non-exec Chairman | 484,104 | 7,925,841 | 8,409,945 | 3.4% |
| Nick Clark | Non Exec Director | 528,523 | 11,938,712 | 12,467,235 | 5.1% |
| John Wakefield | Non Exec Director | 612,189 | 1,388,822 | 2,001,011 | 0.8% |
| Simon Marvell | PDMR | 576,592 | 33,647,998 | 34,224,590 | 14.0% |
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Salary Shares
and the Supplier Shares
to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is expected that such Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 31 March 2026. The Subscription Shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank in full for all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after the admission of the Subscription Shares, respectively and will otherwise be identical to and rank on Admission pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares.
Following Admission of the Salary Shares
and the Supplier Shares
, the Company will have 244,490,504 Ordinary Shares in issue, of which none are held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 244,490,504 and shareholders may use this figure 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.
| a) | Name | Angus Forrest | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Acuity RM Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800JHJFKALDJA5X97 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BR0WHY71 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription of new s hares pursuant to conversion of salary | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 484,104 £5,337.73 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Nick Clark | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-executive director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Acuity RM Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800JHJFKALDJA5X97 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BR0WHY71 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription of new s hares pursuant to conversion of salary | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 528,523 £5,827.50 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | John Wakefield | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-executive director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Acuity RM Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800JHJFKALDJA5X97 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BR0WHY71 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription of new s hares pursuant to conversion of salary | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 612,189 £6,750.00 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Simon Marvell | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Acuity RM Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800JHJFKALDJA5X97 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BR0WHY71 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription of new s hares pursuant to conversion of salary | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 576,592 £6,357.50 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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