3 Jul 2017 10:28
3 July 2017
Faroe Petroleum plc
("Faroe Petroleum" or the "Company")
Quarterly notification of Directors' Interests and conditional award of shares
Graham Stewart (Chief Executive), Jonathan Cooper (Chief Financial Officer) and Helge Hammer (Chief Operating Officer), have notified the Company that on 28 June 2017 they acquired the following ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('Partnership Shares') and have been awarded the following conditional shares ('Matching Shares') under the Faroe Petroleum Share Investment Plan (the "SIP") at a price of £0.8225 each:
| Partnership Shares (no.) | Purchase price | Matching Shares (no.) | Purchase price |
Graham Stewart | 456 | £0.8225 | 912 | £0.8225 |
Jonathan Cooper | 456 | £0.8225 | 912 | £0.8225 |
Helge Hammer | 455 | £0.8225 | 910 | £0.8225 |
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The SIP is open to all employees on the same terms where, for every share purchased by an employee the Company will match it with two matching shares. The matching shares are released at the end of a three year holding period (subject to the SIP rules) and the maximum amount that may be invested in Partnership Shares in any tax year is £1,500 per employee. Graham Stewart, Jonathan Cooper and Helge Hammer have committed to invest the maximum of £1,500/year (noting that Mr Hammer, being resident in Norway, has committed to the SIP in Norwegian Krona and as such the Sterling investment varies slightly from quarter to quarter).
At present market purchase shares are being used to satisfy the matching shares.
Following this transaction the directors hold the following ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company, together with options over the same (including matching shares) exercisable at various prices up to 127.5 pence, as follows:
Name | No of Ordinary Shares of 10p each | No. of options over ordinary shares of 10p each |
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Graham Stewart* | 1,718,863 | 5,433,819 |
Jonathan Cooper** | 262,005 | 2,989,039 |
Helge Hammer*** | 811,503 | 3,399,973 |
John Bentley | 172,270 | - |
Timothy Read | 160,000 | - |
Roger Witts | 109,180 | - |
Jorunn Saetre | 28,571 | - |
* shareholding includes 622 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 29.04.17 and 30.06.17 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. Option holding includes deduction of 202,077 of CIP options which lapsed on 14.06.17.
** shareholding includes 616 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 29.04.17 and 30.06.17 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. Option holding includes deduction of 82,689 of CIP options which lapsed on 14.06.17.
*** shareholding includes 608 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 29.04.17 and 30.06.17 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. Option holding includes deduction of 127,399 of CIP options which lapsed on 14.06.17.
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For further information please contact:
Faroe Petroleum plc Graham Stewart, CEO
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Tel: +44 1224 650 920
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Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Callum Stewart /Nicholas Rhodes / Ashton Clanfield
| Tel: +44 207 710 7600 |
BMO Capital Markets Neil Haycock / Tom Rider / Jeremy Low
| Tel: +44 207 236 1010 |
FTI Consulting Edward Westropp/Tom Hufton
| Tel: +44 207 831 3113 |
The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside information prior to its release, as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014, and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.