22 Jul 2009 14:42
First Derivatives plc
(the "Company")
(AIM:FDP.L, IEX:GYQ.I)
Director / PDMR Shareholding
Grant of Options to Directors
The CompanyΒ announcesΒ that onΒ 21Β July 2009, on the recommendation of its Remuneration Committee, it granted certain Directors of the CompanyΒ the followingΒ shareΒ options.Β
David Anderson, Non-Executive Chairman, and Adrian Toner, Non-Executive DirectorΒ have been granted options overΒ 10,000 and 30,000 ordinary shares in the CompanyΒ respectivelyΒ (the "Options"). TheΒ Options are exercisable atΒ 178.5Β pence per ordinaryΒ share (beingΒ the closing mid market price on the dateΒ prior toΒ grant)Β and may be exercised betweenΒ 21Β July 2012 andΒ 21Β July 2019.Β Β
In additionΒ the Company announces that, Adrian Toner was granted options over 30,000 ordinary shares in 2006, at an exercise price of 161 pence per ordinary share.Β No announcement of the grant ofΒ theseΒ options was made at the time of grant. The firstΒ 10,000Β optionsΒ were capable of exercise after 12 months from date of grant, a further 10,000Β optionsΒ after 24 monthsΒ from the date of grantΒ andΒ the final 10,000 options after 36 months after the date of grant. These options must be exercised within 10 years of grant.Β To date, none of the options have been exercised by Mr. Toner. The optionsΒ have now all vested and able to be exercised.Β
The below table sets out the resulting position of the Directors concerned post grant ofΒ theΒ Options:Β
|
DirectorΒ |
No. of Options Granted |
TotalΒ No. of Options held |
Shareholding in CompanyΒ |
% holding in CompanyΒ |
|
David Anderson |
10,000 |
10,000 |
140,000 |
1.02% |
|
Adrian TonerΒ |
30,000 |
60,000 |
25,944 |
0.19% |
Enquiries:
First Derivatives plc Tel: +44(0)28 3025 2242
Brian Conlon
Managing Director
www.firstderivatives.com
Charles Stanley Securities Tel: +44(0)20 7149 6000
Nominated AdvisorRussell CookCarl Holmes
Goodbody Corporate Finance Tel: +353 1 667 0420
IEX Advisor
Diane Hodgson
Linda Hickey
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