01 sep 25   tern plc - appointment of shareholder relations adviser tern plc | tern | 0.8 -0.02 (-2.9%) | mkt cap: 5.30m    rns number : 3275x tern plc 01 september 2025   1 september 2025   tern plc   ("tern" or the "company")   appointment of shareholder relations adviser   tern plc (aim:tern), the investment company specialising in supporting high growth, early-stage, disruptive internet of things ("iot") technology businesses, is pleased to announce that the board of tern has appointed robert (rob) stevens as an adviser to the company on shareholder relations.   mr stevens, a private shareholder in the company, brings experience of the uk small-cap investment community and will provide the board with strategic advice and guidance, in conjunction with the company's other advisers, on investor communications and shareholder sentiment, to allow the company to remain closely attuned to market views as it pursues its long-term value creation strategy.   the board will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of appointing additional advisers in due course, as part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing shareholder engagement and value creation.   conditional grant of options   mr stevens has conditionally been granted 1,000,000 options (the "conditional options") over ordinary shares of 0.02p each in the company ("ordinary shares").   the grant and any exercise of the conditional options will be conditional on the company obtaining the requisite authorities to satisfy the issue and allotment of any new ordinary shares resulting from the future potential exercise of the conditional options (the "conditions"), which will involve the passing of a resolution at a future general meeting of shareholders.   subject to the satisfaction of the conditions, the conditional options will vest in equal monthly amounts over three years from the date of the satisfaction of the conditions, and will be exercisable for a period of 10 years from the date of vesting at a price of 1.70p per ordinary share, being approximately double the mid-market closing price of the ordinary shares on 29 august 2025, the last practical date prior to this announcement.   following the satisfaction of the conditions, the total number of options outstanding over ordinary shares in the company will be 11,500,000.   enquiries   tern plc jane mccracken (acting chair) via ifc advisory   allenby capital limited (nominated adviser and broker) alex brearley / dan dearden-williams (corporate finance) kelly gardiner / guy mcdougall (sales and corporate broking)   tel: 0203 328 5656   ifc advisory (financial pr and ir) tim metcalfe graham herring florence staton   tel: 0203 934 6630     this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   apppkcbqabkdnfb return to news summary

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