Last checked at 8 May 2015 07:00
8 May 2015
Churchill China plcGrant of Options under LTIP
Churchill China plc (the "Company") announces that on 7 May 2015 the following options over 10p ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the Churchill China Long Term Incentive Plan ("CCLTIP") (the "Grants"):
Director | Position | Number of Ordinary Shares granted | Exercise Price | Market Price at Date of Grant |
David O'Connor | Chief Executive Officer | 16,804 | 10p | 547.5p |
David Taylor | Finance Director | 14,123 | 10p | 547.5p |
The Grants are subject to the achievement of performance conditions as specified by the Remuneration Committee and are subject to claw back provisions in certain circumstances. The performance conditions require that the Company's adjusted (pre-exceptional items and adjusted for pension interest charges and credits) earnings per share ("Adjusted EPS") for the financial year ending 31 December 2017 reaches the following figures for each level of vesting:
Adjusted EPS for year ending 31 December 2017 | % Increase on 2014 | % of Grant that Vests |
42.3p | 32% | 25% |
44.5p | 39% | 40% |
46.7p | 45% | 100% |
Between these target levels, share options will vest on a straight line basis and shares will vest, subject to the achievement of these performance conditions, from 7 May 2018.
The adjusted EPS for the base year 2014 has been calculated as 32.1p excluding the net effect of pension fund interest charges.
The Grants represent 40 per cent of current base salary for each participant.
Following the Grants:
David O'Connor will be interested in 6,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.05 per cent. of the total issued share capital of the Company. David O'Connor also holds options over Ordinary Shares as follows:
Options Held | Option Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
16,804 | 10p | 07.05.2025 |
17,571 | 10p | 01.05.2024 |
22,609 | 10p | 02.05.2023 |
49,524 | 10p | 20.06.2022 |
David Taylor will be interested in 21,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.19 per cent. of the total issued share capital of the Company. David Taylor also holds options over Ordinary Shares as follows:
Options Held | Option Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
14,123 | 10p | 07.05.2025 |
16,580 | 10p | 01.05.2024 |
21,333 | 10p | 02.05.2023 |
46,730 | 10p | 20.06.2022 |
For further details, please contact:
Churchill China plc | |
David Taylor, Finance Director | +44 (0)1782 577566 |
N+1 Singer (NOMAD & Broker) | |
Richard Lindley | +44 (0)113 388 4789 |
Buchanan | |
Mark Court /Sophie Cowles /Jane Glover | +44(0)20 7466 5000 |