29 March 2018

discoverIE Group plc

Director LTIP Award

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discoverIE Group plc (LSE : DSCV, "discoverIE" or the "Company"), a leading international designer, manufacturer and supplier of customised electronics to industry, announces that on 29 March 2018, the Company granted long term incentive awards under the discoverIE Group plc 2008 Renewed Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

�LTIP Awards⁽¹⁾

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Name	Number of Shares Subject to LTIP Award
Nicholas Jefferies	163,358
Simon Gibbins	97,189

(1)� The LTIP awards are granted in the form of nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The awards will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the achievement of performance targets measured over a three year period.� Vested options will be subject to an additional two year holding period prior to being eligible for exercise.

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Nick Jefferies - Group Chief Executive	�
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1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Nicholas Jefferies
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Group Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	discoverIE Group plc
b)	LEI	213800BMDLQU1VEEAN68
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	Options over Ordinary Shares in discoverIE Group plc � � GB0000055888
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award made pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	� Price Volume Nil 163,358 � �
d)	Aggregated information	� N/A � � � � �
e)	Date of the transaction	29 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Gibbins
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Group Finance Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	discoverIE Group plc
b)	LEI	213800BMDLQU1VEEAN68
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	Options over Ordinary Shares in discoverIE Group plc � � GB0000055888
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award made pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume Nil 97,189
d)	Aggregated information	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	29 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

 

Notes to Editors:

About discoverIE Group plc

discoverIE Group (previously Acal plc) is an international group of businesses that designs, manufactures and supplies innovative components for electronic applications.

 

The Group provides application-specific components to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") internationally. With in-house engineering capability, we are able to design components to meet customer requirements, which are then manufactured and supplied, usually on a repeating basis, for their ongoing production needs. This generates a high level of recurring revenue and long term customer relationships.

 

By focussing on key markets which are driven by structural growth and increasing electronic content, namely renewable energy, transportation, medical and industrial connectivity, the Group aims to achieve organic growth that is well ahead of GDP and to supplement that with targeted complementary acquisitions.

 

The Group employs c.3,800 people and its principal operating units are located in Continental Europe, the UK, China, Sri Lanka, India and North America.

 

The Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE Small Cap Index, classified within the Electrical Components and Equipment subsector, and has revenue of £0.4bn. Over the last five years, revenue and underlying earnings per share have doubled.