Award of Options
27 January 2017
See Press Release Award of Options
Beowulf (AIM: BEM; AktieTorget: BEO), the mineral exploration and development company, focused on the Kallak magnetite iron ore project and the Åtvidaberg polymetallic exploration licence in Sweden, and its graphite portfolio in Finland, announces that options have been granted on 26 January 2017 over a total of 4,500,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, representing approximately 0.9% of the issued share capital of the Company. The allocation of options is as follows:
| Position | Number of Options Granted | Total number of Options Held | |
| Chris Davies | Non-executive Director | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Rasmus Blomqvist | Exploration Manager | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
This award of options recognises the excellent contribution made by Rasmus and Chris to the success of the Company during 2016. Kurt Budge (CEO) and Bevan Metcalf (Chairman) have decided to take their annual award subject to the grant of the Exploitation Concession for Kallak North with the number of options and terms of the award to be decided at that time.
The exercise price of the options is 12 pence per share, which is equal to the closing mid-market price of the shares on 25 January 2017, the date immediately preceding the date of grant. The options vest over a two year period with 50% vesting on the first anniversary of grant and 50% on the second anniversary of grant. The options are valid for five years from the date of grant.
Options granted to Mr. Davies and Mr. Blomqvist have been granted under the Company’s Unapproved Share Option Scheme.
Following the grant of options, there will be 22,500,000 options in issue representing approximately 4.48% of the Company’s issued share capital. Of the total number of options in issue 12,333,333 options have vested.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide additional detail.
Enquiries:
Beowulf Mining plc
Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 3771 6993
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
(Nominated Advisor & Broker)
Phil Davies / David Porter /Craig Francis Tel: +44 (0) 20 7894 7000
Blytheweigh
Tim Blythe / Megan Ray Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Chris Davies | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR – Non-Executive Director | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Beowulf Mining plc | |
| b) | LEI | N/A | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Share options over ordinary shares of 1p eachGB0033163287 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of share options over ordinary shares | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 12 pence | 2,500,000 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 January 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Rasmus Blomqvist | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR – Exploration Manager | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Beowulf Mining plc | |
| b) | LEI | N/A | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Share options over ordinary shares of 1p eachGB0033163287 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of share options over ordinary shares | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 12 pence | 2,000,000 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 January 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |