Audioboom (AIM: BOOM), the leading global podcast company, announces that, on 3 February, Stuart Last, CEO of the Company, exercised options over 25,000 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”).
He subsequently sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 1,722.0705 pence per Ordinary Share, and retained 5,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result, Stuart Last’s holding of ordinary shares in the Company has increased to 27,417 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.17 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital. He also holds options to subscribe for a further 252,000 Ordinary Shares.
The Company also announces that, on 3 February, Brad Clarke, CFO of the Company, exercised options over 25,000 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”).
He subsequently sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 1,722.0705 pence per Ordinary Share, and retained 5,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result, Brad Clarke’s holding of ordinary shares in the Company is 5,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.03 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital. He also holds options to subscribe for a further 210,000 Ordinary Shares.
The FCA notifications in respect of the above, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, are appended below.
Enquiries
Audioboom Group plc
Tel: +44(0)20 3714 4285
Stuart Last, Chief Executive Officer
Brad Clarke, Chief Financial Officer
About Audioboom
Audioboom is a global leader in podcasting – our shows are downloaded more than 116 million times each month by 32 million unique listeners around the world. Audioboom is ranked as the fourth largest podcast publisher in the US by Triton Digital.
Audioboom’s ad-tech and monetisation platform underpins a scalable content business that provides commercial services for a premium network of 250 top tier podcasts, with key partners including ‘Casefile True Crime’ (US), ‘Morbid’ (US), ‘True Crime Obsessed’ (US), ‘The Morning Toast’ (US), ‘No Such Thing As A Fish’ (UK), and ‘The Cycling Podcast’ (UK).
Audioboom Studios is home to a slate of content developed and produced by Audioboom including ‘Dark Air with Terry Carnation’, ‘F1: Beyond The Grid’, ‘RELAX!’, ‘Covert’, ‘It’s Happening with Snooki & Joey’, ‘Mafia’, ‘Huddled Masses’ and ‘What Makes A Killer’.
Audioboom operates internationally, with operations and global partnerships across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The platform allows content to be distributed via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic, Saavn, Stitcher, Facebook and Twitter as well as a partner’s own websites and mobile apps.
