RNS Number : 2374S

ASA International Group PLC

23 July 2025

ASA International Group plc - Grant of Options

ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI), one of the world's largest international microfinance institutions, announces that on 22 July 2025 it has granted options over 600,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each under its Long-Term Incentive Plan to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. The Long-Term Incentive Plan aims to motivate and retain directors and senior management, while also aligning their interests with those of shareholders to foster long-term value creation.

The options will normally vest, subject to continued employment, on the following schedule:

§ 20% each year between the first and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date (22 July 2025); or

§ for Executive Directors only, 60% on the third anniversary and 20% on each of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date. 

To the extent they vest, the options are exercisable at a price of £1.34 per ordinary share, being the being the average share price for the three business days before the Grant Date.

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law.

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

1         

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

(a)     

Name

Rob Keijsers

2         

Reason for the notification

(a)     

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

(b)    

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3         

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

(a)     

Name

ASA International Group plc

(b)    

LEI

213800NSIUMXPDHUEO94

4         

Details of the transaction(s)

(a)     

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 1p each

Identification code

GB00BDFXHW57

(b)    

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options with £1.34 exercise price under the ASA International Long-Term Incentive Plan

(c)     

Currency

GBP

(d)    

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price	Volume	Total
Nil	350,000	N/A

(e)     

Aggregated information

Price	Volume	Total
Nil	350,000	N/A

(f)     

Date of the transaction

2025-07-22

(g)    

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1         

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

(a)     

Name

Martijn Bollen

2         

Reason for the notification

(a)     

Position/status

Chief Legal Officer

(b)     

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3         

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

(a)     

Name

ASA International Group plc

(b)     

LEI

213800NSIUMXPDHUEO94

4         

Details of the transaction(s)

(a)     

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 1p each

Identification code

GB00BDFXHW57

(b)     

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options with £1.34 exercise price under the ASA International Long-Term Incentive Plan

(c)     

Currency

GBP

(d)     

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price	Volume	Total
Nil	250,000	N/A

(e)     

Aggregated information

Price	Volume	Total
Nil	250,000	N/A

(f)     

Date of the transaction

2025-07-22

(g)     

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Contact Details

ASA International Group plc

Investor Relations
Jonathan Berger
ir@asa-international.com

About ASA International Group plc

ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI) is one of the world's largest international microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small, socially responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved entrepreneurs, predominantly women, across South Asia, South East Asia, West and East Africa.

Disclaimer

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