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AB Dynamics PLC

21 January 2020

21 January 2020

AB Dynamics plc

("AB Dynamics", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of LTIP Awards

AB Dynamics plc (AIM: ABDP), the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing systems and measurement products to the global automotive market, confirms that the terms of a new Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) as described in the Company's 2019 Annual Report and Accounts, were approved on 15 January 2020 by the Remuneration Committee.

Subsequently the Board of the Company authorised the award of options, on 17 January 2020, over an aggregate of 63,078 new ordinary shares in the Company at nil cost and representing approximately 0.28% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (the "Awards"). Of these 37,854 were awarded to executive directors of the Company and 25,224 to employees.

Under the LTIP the shares will vest on 30 November 2022, subject to the participants remaining employed by the Company or a Company subsidiary on the vesting date and performance targets of EPS growth and Total Shareholder Return versus the FTSE AIM 100 Index.

The awards to executive directors of the Company are as follows:

 
        Director          Basis of       Number of       Total Awards     Existing    % of existing 
                           Award (%    Awards granted    held following    ordinary    issued share 
                           of base       in January          grant          shares      capital as 
                           salary)          2020                             held       represented 
                                                                                       by the Awards 
 James Routh                125%          18,278            18,278            0           0.08% 
                         ----------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------  --------------- 
 Sarah Matthews-DeMers      100%          11,085            11,085            0           0.05% 
                         ----------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------  --------------- 
 Matthew Hubbard            100%           8,491             8,491         67,649         0.04% 
                         ----------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------  --------------- 
 

In addition, James Routh has 100,000 share options, Matthew Hubbard has 125,119 share options, and Sarah Matthews-DeMers has 60,000 share options.

The number of ordinary shares currently in issue is 22,451,475.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014. The person responsible for arranging the release of this information is Felicity Jackson, Company Secretary.

Enquiries:

 
 AB Dynamics plc                              01225 860 200 
 Tony Best, Chairman 
 Dr James Routh, Chief Executive Officer 
 Sarah Matthews-DeMers, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
 Mat Hubbard, Chief Technology Officer 
 
 Cairn Financial Advisers (Nomad)             0207 213 0880 
 Tony Rawlinson 
  Liam Murray 
  Ludovico Lazzaretti 
 
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Broker)            0207 894 7000 
 Phil Davies, David Foreman (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Caspar Shand Kydd, Keith Dowsing, Arthur 
  Gordon (Equity Sales) 
 
 
 Tulchan Communications                       0207 353 4200 
 James Macey White 
 Matt Low 
 Deborah Roney 
 

Overview of AB Dynamics plc

AB Dynamics is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of advanced products for testing and verification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ("ADAS") technology, autonomous vehicle development and vehicle dynamics to the global automotive research and development sector.

AB Dynamics is an international group of companies headquartered in Bradford-on-Avon, UK (the Group). The Group currently supplies all the top automotive manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and service providers, who routinely use the Group's products to test and verify vehicle safety systems and dynamics.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1    Details of the relevant person / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            James Mathew Routh 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Director of AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/           Initial notification 
       Amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800OFXZP4A7I47K43 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary Shares 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
      Identification code             GB00B9GQVG73 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction       Grant of options 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                         Nil         18,278 
                                                    ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
      - Aggregated volume             As above 
      - Price                         As above 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         17 January 2020 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        AIM 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the relevant person / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Sarah Matthews-DeMers 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Director of AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/           Initial notification 
       Amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800OFXZP4A7I47K43 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary Shares 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
      Identification code             GB00B9GQVG73 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction       Grant of options 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                         Nil         11,085 
                                                    ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
      - Aggregated volume             As above 
      - Price                         As above 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         17 January 2020 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        AIM 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the relevant person / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Matthew Hubbard 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 Director of AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/           Initial notification 
       Amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer 
     --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            AB Dynamics plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                             213800OFXZP4A7I47K43 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary Shares 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
      Identification code             GB00B9GQVG73 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction       Grant of options 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                         Nil         8,491 
                                                    ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
      - Aggregated volume             As above 
      - Price                         As above 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         17 January 2020 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        AIM 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

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