Dillistone : Issue of Options

Dillistone Group Plc
('Dillistone', the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Issue of Options

Dillistone Group Plc, the AIM quoted supplier of software to the recruitment industry, is pleased to announce the grant on 9 November 2017 of options over Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Dillistone (the 'Options') to certain of its Directors and PDMRs.

Options were granted, with exercise subject to performance conditions, to three Directors and and two PDMRs under the Company's LTIP scheme at a price of 58p as detailed below.

In addition, and on the same day, 1 Director and two PDMRs were granted options under the HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme ('SRSO') at an option price of 52.2p as set out below.

*Includes 6,896 options granted to Paul Mather's spouse.

Following these grants, the Company has 2,394,637 Ordinary Shares under option representing 12.18% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

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Dillistone Group Plc (www.dillistonegroup.com) is a leader in the supply and support of software and services to the recruitment industry. It has five brands operating through three divisions: Dillistone Systems, which targets the executive search industry (www.dillistone.com); Voyager Software, which targets other recruitment markets (www.voyagersoftware.com); and GatedTalent, the next generation executive recruitment database (www.GatedTalent.com).

Dillistone has made three acquisitions: Voyager Software in September 2011, FCP Internet in July 2013 and ISV Software in September 2014. The Group operates under the FileFinder, Infinity, Evolve, ISV and GatedTalent brands.

Dillistone was admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, in June 2006. The Group employs over 100 people globally with offices in London (head office) Basingstoke and Southampton, Frankfurt, New Jersey and Sydney.