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RNS Number : 7092Q

ADVFN PLC

08 June 2018

For immediate release

8 June 2018

ADVFN PLC

("ADVFN" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR shareholding

Issue of options

The Company announces that on 7 June 2018, the board of directors of ADVFN agreed to award the following new options to directors of the Company:

 
 Director          Number of options   Exercise 
                                          Price 
----------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Clem Chambers               160,000     43.75p 
                              40,000     31.25p 
 Jon Mullins                  20,000     43.75p 
                              40,000     31.25p 
 Michael Hodges               40,000     43.75p 
                              40,000     31.25p 
----------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The option award to the directors in aggregate represents approximately 1.3% of the current issued share capital of 25,623,846 ordinary shares.

The new options vest in full with effect from 10 June 2018 and must be exercised on or before 12 December 2024.

Accordingly, the Company makes the following announcement notification in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014:

 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Clem Chambers 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Executive Officer 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         Initial Notification 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   ADVFN plc 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    21380042SDV1E1ZVIY40 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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           Options over ordinary shares of 
        instrument, type of instrument.        0.2 pence each 
 
        Identification code 
                                               GB00BPT24C10 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of transaction                  Award of options to subscribe for 
                                               Ordinary Shares 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                 Exercise Price(s)       Volume(s) 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                              43.75 pence             160,000 
                                          31.25 pence                  40,000 
 -------------------------------------  ----------------------       -------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information                 See 4(c) above 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction                7 June 2018 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Jon Mullins 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status                        Technical Director and Chief Financial 
                                               Officer 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         Initial Notification 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                                   ADVFN plc 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    21380042SDV1E1ZVIY40 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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           Options over ordinary shares of 
        instrument, type of instrument.        0.2 pence each 
 
        Identification code 
                                               GB00BPT24C10 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of transaction                  Award of options to subscribe for 
                                               Ordinary Shares 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                 Exercise Price(s)        Volume(s) 
      -------------------------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
                                              43.75 pence              20,000 
                                          31.25 pence                   40,000 
 -------------------------------------  -----------------------       -------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information                 See 4(c) above 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction                7 June 2018 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Michael Hodges 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chairman 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         Initial Notification 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   ADVFN plc 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    21380042SDV1E1ZVIY40 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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           Options over ordinary shares of 
        instrument, type of instrument.        0.2 pence each 
 
        Identification code 
                                               GB00BPT24C10 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of transaction                  Award of options to subscribe for 
                                               Ordinary Shares 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                 Exercise Price(s)       Volume(s) 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                              43.75 pence             40,000 
                                          31.25 pence                  40,000 
 -------------------------------------  ----------------------       -------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information                 See 4(c) above 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction                7 June 2018 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 

More information on ADVFN can be found at: www.ADVFN.com.

For further information please contact:

 
 
 
 ADVFN PLC                                +44 (0) 207 070 
  Clem Chambers, CEO                      0909 
 
 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated 
  Adviser) 
  www.beaumontcornish.com 
                                        +44 (0) 207 628 
 Roland Cornish / Michael Cornish        3396 
 
 

ENDS

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