Ebiquity PLC has announced the issuance of 5,000 ordinary shares following the exercise of options under the company's share option scheme. The new ordinary shares are expected to be admitted to AIM on August 2, 2024, and will rank equally with the existing ordinary shares. After the admission, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 140,572,122, with each share carrying the right to one vote.
The Ebiquity plc Employee Benefit Trust holds 3,839,703 issued ordinary shares to satisfy certain LTIP awards for the company's senior management team. The trustee has agreed not to vote the ordinary shares held by it, and as such, 3,839,703 ordinary shares are treated as not carrying voting rights. Shareholders may use the figure of 136,732,419 as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in the share capital of the company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Ebiquity plc is a world leader in media investment analysis, providing independent, fact-based advice to brand owners to improve media investment decisions and business outcomes. The company offers independent, unbiased advice and solutions to brands as it has no commercial interest in any part of the media supply chain. Ebiquity operates as a data-driven solutions company, helping brand owners drive efficiency and effectiveness from their media spend, eliminating wastage, and creating value through its four service lines: Media Management, Media Performance, Marketing Effectiveness, and Contract Compliance.
The company's clients are served by over 600 media specialists operating from 18 offices covering 80% of the global advertising market. Ebiquity has the most comprehensive, independent view of today's global media market, analyzing US$55bn of media spend from 75 markets annually, including trillions of digital media impressions. Its Contract Compliance division, FirmDecisions, audits US$40bn of contract value annually. As a result, more than 70 of the world's top 100 advertisers choose Ebiquity as a trusted independent media advisor.