Grant of Options
Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. announced the grant of options over 100,000 new ordinary shares to certain directors and key management under the 2024 employee share option plan. These options represent 3.3% of the company's current issued share capital. The CEO, Enrico Cesenni, and CFO, Jonathan Geoffrey Kolb, each received 30,000 options. All options are exercisable at US$11.00, vesting 40% on the first anniversary, 40% on the second, and 20% on the third. Including this grant, the total options granted to date amount to 513,500, equating to 17.0% of the company's current issued share capital.
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Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. (LSE: ASIA), the independent developer and manager of consumer businesses located in emerging Asia, today announces the Company has granted options over a total of 100,000 new ordinary shares of no par value to certain directors and key management of the Group under the Company's 2024 employee share option plan (the "2024 ESOP").
The 100,000 share options, which represent 3.3% of the Company's current issued share capital, include grants to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company:
| Director / PDMR | Options granted |
|---|---|
| Enrico Cesenni, Chief Executive Officer (board position) | 30,000 |
| Jonathan Geoffrey Kolb, Chief Financial Officer (board position) | 30,000 |
All options are exercisable at a price of US$11.00 in accordance with the conditions of the 2024 ESOP and subject to the following time vesting conditions:
- First anniversary from grant date: 40% of the option.
- Second anniversary from grant date: 40% of the option.
- Third anniversary from grant date: 20% of the option.
Including this grant, total options granted to date (net of any options lapsed) amount to 513,500 equating to 17.0% of the Company's current issued share capital.
Further information is set out in the PDMR disclosure tables below.
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Grant of Options
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| a) | Name | Enrico Cesenni |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer (board position) |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Asia Strategic Holdings Limited |
| b) | LEI | 213800V5GJPLFU4F6636 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Grant of options over ordinary shares of no par value each |
| Identification code | Identification code (ISIN) for Asia Strategic Holdings Limited ordinary shares: SG9999015747 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| US$11 | 30,000 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | n/a |
| - Aggregated volume | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
Grant of Options
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| a) | Name | Jonathan Geoffrey Kolb |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer (board position) |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Asia Strategic Holdings Limited |
| b) | LEI | 213800V5GJPLFU4F6636 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Grant of options over ordinary shares of no par value each |
| Identification code | Identification code (ISIN) for Asia Strategic Holdings Limited ordinary shares: SG9999015747 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| US$11 | 30,000 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | n/a |
| - Aggregated volume | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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