Launch of SAYE Scheme and LTIP Awards
EARNZ plc has launched its 2025 Save As You Earn share scheme, offering UK-based employees options over ordinary shares of £0.04 each at an exercise price of 4.2p, a 15% discount from the average closing price of 4.93p. Additionally, the company granted Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) awards of 1,000,000 ordinary shares each to the CEO and CFO, which will vest on the third anniversary, contingent on share price performance. The Remuneration Committee has also amended the terms of previously awarded nil cost options, changing the basis of calculation from the "Vesting Date" to the "Admission Date," resulting in Bob Holt's options decreasing from 4,017,251 to 3,066,192, and Elizabeth Lake and John Charlton's options decreasing from 1,339,084 to 1,022,064 each.
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EARNZ (AIM:EARN), the energy services company whose objective is to capitalise on the drive for global decarbonisation, is pleased to announce that it has launched the 2025 Save As You Earn share scheme ("2025 SAYE Scheme") for all eligible UK-based employees.
The 2025 SAYE Scheme allows eligible employees to commit to making a deduction from salary each month over three years. These employees shall be granted a corresponding number of options over the Company's ordinary shares of £0.04 ("Ordinary Shares"), subject to certain customary conditions being satisfied. Participants may opt to withdraw from the 2025 SAYE Scheme, recovering paid-in funds, at any point. Participants who have made 36 monthly payments may also opt to exercise their options at the exercise price of 4.2p or withdraw their savings in full.
The exercise price has been determined by applying a discount of approximately 15% to the average closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares over the three preceding days (4.93p).
In addition, pursuant to the Earnz PLC Long Term Incentive Plan 2024 (the "Plan"), the Company has granted Nil Cost Options as detailed below:
| Position | Type of Award | Number of Ordinary Shares over which options awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Smith | Chief Executive Officer | LTIP | 1,000,000 |
| Elizabeth Lake | Chief Financial Officer | LTIP | 1,000,000 |
The awards will vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of specified share price performance hurdles.
Changes to Option Terms
The Admission Document dated 9 August 2024 ("Admission Document") stated that the Company awarded Bob Holt, Elizabeth Lake and John Charlton nil cost options over such Ordinary Shares as shall constitute 3%, 1% and 1% respectively of the issued share capital of the Company at the "Vesting Date".
The Remuneration Committee of the Company has resolved that this will be changed to 3%, 1% and 1% respectively of the issued share capital of the Company at the "Admission Date". This results in the number of options awarded changing as follows:
| Position | Number of options awarded based on Vesting Date | Number of options awarded based on Admission Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Holt | Chief Executive Officer | 4,017,251 | 3,066,192 |
| Elizabeth Lake | Chief Financial Officer | 1,339,084 | 1,022,064 |
| John Charlton | Company Secretary | 1,339,084 | 1,022,064 |
These changes have been made by the remuneration committee to simplify awarding of share incentives.
All other conditions attaching to the LTIP options remain unchanged.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | 1. Peter Smith 2. Elizabeth Lake | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer | |
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| a) | Name | Earnz plc | |
| b) | LEI | 213800YWMHGTNXCWZC33 | |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.04 each | |
| Identification code | GB00BRC2TB67 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Options | |
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 1. Nil 2. Nil | 1. 1,000,000 2. 1,000,000 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||
| Aggregated volume | N/A | ||
| Price | N/A | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 October 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | AIM |
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