20 Aug 2008 16:07
20 August 2008
Amino Technologies plc
("Amino" or the "Company")
Grant of Options
Amino Technologies plc (LSE: AMO), the Cambridge-based broadband network software and systems group, announces that on the 18 August a sub-committee of the Board approved the grant of options over ordinary shares in the Company to Mr Keith Todd, Non-executive Chairman; Mr Stuart Darling, Finance Director; and The CIT Pension Fund on behalf of Mr Colin Smithers, Non-executive Director.
All options are exercisable at 62 pence per share and the vesting of these options is subject to the achievement of performance conditions. Details are as follows:
| Director | Number of ordinary shares over which options were granted | % issued ordinary share capital | Total number of ordinary shares over which options held | % issued ordinary share capital | Number of ordinary shares held | % issued ordinary share capital |
| Mr K Todd | 100,000 | 0.17 | 250,000 | 0.43 | 128,414 | 0.22 |
| Mr S Darling | 90,000 | 0.16 | 440,000 | 0.74 | - | - |
| The CIT Pension Fund (for Mr Colin Smithers) | 30,000 | 0.05 | 109,959 | 0.19 | 40,000 | 0.07 |
For further information please contact:
| Amino Technologies: | 01954-234100 |
| Keith Todd, Chairman | www.aminocom.com |
| Andrew Burke, Chief Executive | |
| Stuart Darling, Finance Director | |
| Financial Dynamics: | 020-7831 3113 |
| James Melville-Ross / Nicola Biles |