RNS Number : 6819VAlfa Financial Software Hldgs PLC06 April 2023

6 April 2023

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC

Long Term Incentive Plan Award

Award under the Deferred Bonus Share Plan

Long Term Incentive Plan

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC (the "Company") announces that under the Company's 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), the following awards (the "2023 Awards" or the "Awards") were granted on 6 April 2023.

Name

Position

Number of shares subject to award

Duncan Magrath

Chief Financial Officer

320,833

Matthew White

Chief Operating Officer

171,111

The vesting date for the 2023 Awards is 6 April 2026, being the third anniversary of the award date. The 2023 Awards are in the form of nil cost options and vesting will be in accordance with performance conditions. No consideration is payable for the grant of an Award. 

Deferred Bonus Share Plan

The Company announces that under the Company's Deferred Bonus Share Plan ("DBSP"), the following awards (the "2023 DBSP Awards") were awarded on 6 April 2023.

Name

Position

Number of shares subject to award

Duncan Magrath

Chief Financial Officer

51,996

Matthew White

Chief Operating Officer

33,601

The Company's remuneration policy provides that not less than 50% after tax of any annual bonus awarded to Executive Directors shall be deferred into an award of shares under the DBSP. The 2023 DBSP Awards are in the form of net bonus shares, i.e. shares issued to the Executive Directors which are subject to restrictions on transfer and a risk of forfeiture until they are released on 6 April 2026, being the third anniversary of the award date. There are no further performance conditions associated with this award. This is the third issue under the DBSP.

Duncan Magrath and Matthew White have informed the Company that they will, with the approval of the Remuneration Committee,  transfer 51,996 and 33,601 shares respectively to  their spouse for nil consideration.

The information contained in this notification is disclosed in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Duncan Magrath

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc

Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost options under the 2017Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLCLTIP

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

320,833







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Matthew White

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost options under the 2017Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLCLTIP

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

171,111







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Duncan Magrath

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Issue of ordinary shares (net bonus shares) under theAlfa Financial Software Holdings PLC DBSP

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

51,996







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Matthew White

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Alfa Financial Software Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Issue of ordinary shares (net bonus shares) under theAlfa Financial Software Holdings PLC DBSP

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

33,601







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Nicola Magrath

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PCA of Duncan Magrath

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Agreement for transfer of shares from Duncan Magrath (Spouse) for nil consideration

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

51,996







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Polly White

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PCA of Matthew White

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC

b)

LEI

213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC Ordinary share of £0.001 each



Identification code

GB00BDHXPG30



b)

Nature of the transaction

Agreement for transfer of shares from Matthew White (Spouse) for nil consideration

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




nil

33,601







d)

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

As above



- Price




e)

Date of the transaction

6 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

For further information:

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC

Charlotte Caulfield

Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7588 1800

LEI Number: 213800C5UOZHUTNUGA28

Notes to Editors

Alfa has been delivering software systems and consultancy services to the global asset and automotive finance industry since 1990.  Our best practice methodologies and specialised knowledge of asset finance facilitates delivery of large software implementations and highly complex business change projects.  With an excellent delivery track record now into its fourth decade, Alfa's experience and performance is unrivalled in the industry.

Alfa Systems, our class-leading technology platform, is at the heart of some of the world's largest asset finance companies. Key to the business case for each implementation is Alfa Systems' ability to replace multiple customer systems with our single platform. Alfa Systems supports both retail and corporate business for auto, equipment, wholesale and dealer finance on a multijurisdictional basis, including leases/loans, originations and servicing. An end-to-end solution with integrated workflow and automated processing using business rules, Alfa Systems provides compelling solutions to asset finance companies.

Alfa Systems is currently live in 37 countries.  Alfa has offices in Europe, Australasia and North America.  For more information, visit www.alfasystems.com.

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