Grant of share options
Skillcast Group plc has granted 335,000 share options to employees under its Non-Qualifying Share Option Plan, with an exercise price of 44.5 pence per option, reflecting the closing mid-market price on May 27, 2026. Notably, 250,000 of these options were awarded to CFO Richard Steele, increasing his total holdings to 1,610,000 options, representing 1.79% of the current issued share capital. All granted options will vest equally over four years, contingent on continued service. Following this grant, the company has a total of 8,305,000 options outstanding, equating to 9.3% of its issued share capital.
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Skillcast Group plc (AIM: SKL), the provider of SaaS compliance software and off-the-shelf e-learning, announces the grant of 335,000 share options (the "Options") over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to a number of employees of the Company, under the Skillcast Group plc Non-Qualifying Share Option Plan. The Options, granted today, have an exercise price of 44.5 pence per option, being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 27 May 2026.
Of the 335,000 Options granted, 250,000 Options have been granted to a director of the Company as follows:
| Director | Existing options over Ordinary Shares held | Number of Options granted | Total options held following grant | % of current issued share capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Steele (CFO) | 1,360,000 | 250,000 | 1,610,000 | 1.79% |
All 335,000 Options will vest equally over four years based on continuing service.
Following today's grant of Options, the Company currently has options outstanding over a total of 8,305,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.3% of the Company's current issued share capital.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Richard Steele |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | CFO |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Skillcast Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800OV1WLNFL7YRY20 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Skillcast Group plc Identification code (ISIN) for Skillcast Group plc ordinary shares: GB00BNLXS042 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) 44.5p exercise price 250,000 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a n/a |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 28 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue - grant of options |
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