Director/PDMR Shareholding - Grant of Options
Crimson Tide plc has granted 522,702 share options under its EMI scheme at an exercise price of 71 pence per ordinary share, with 115,060 options awarded to CEO Jon Clarke and 82,186 to Finance Director Rachael Rowe. These options vest after three years, contingent on achieving performance conditions related to annual recurring revenue and total shareholder return, and are exercisable for seven years. Following this grant, a total of 631,702 options are outstanding, representing approximately 9.6% of the company's current ordinary share capital.
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Crimson Tide plc (TIDE), the provider of the mpro5 process management app, announces that 522,702 options have been granted over the Company's ordinary shares of 10 pence (the "Ordinary Shares") under the Company's EMI share option scheme (the "EMI Scheme") (the "Options").
Options were granted to the leadership team, including the maiden grant of 115,060 Options to Jon Clarke, CEO, and 82,186 Options to Rachael Rowe, Finance Director.
The Options have an exercise price of 71 pence per Ordinary Share, being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 24 November 2025, the last practicable date prior to the grant of the Options. Pursuant to the EMI Scheme, the Options vest after 3 years and the number that vest is subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions relating to annual recurring revenue and total shareholder return. Any vested Options are exercisable for 7 years.
Following the above grant, there are a total of 631,702 options outstanding over unissued Ordinary Shares representing approximately 9.6 per cent. of the Company's current ordinary share capital.
The FCA notification for director/PDMR dealings, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended further below.
Commenting on the grant, Chris Fielding, Chair of the Company, stated:
"The Board believes it critical to motivate the management of the Company in a manner which is consistent with investor guidelines. We are therefore delighted to have made this grant and look forward to the new management team achieving further progress, to the benefit of all holders of shares and options."
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details of the director/PDMR dealings.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | 1. Jon Clarke 2. Rachael Rowe |
| 2 | Reason for notification | |
| a. | Position/Status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Finance Director |
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a. | Name | Crimson Tide PLC |
| b. | LEI | 213800YUNLNBVYR3G129 |
| a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary Shares of 10p each ISIN: GB00BRJRV969 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of share options |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) 1. 71p 2. 71p 1. 115,060 2. 82,186 |
| d. | Aggregated information | As above |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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