29 Sep 2008 14:59
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MATCHTECH GROUP ("the Company")
29Β SeptemberΒ 2008
The Matchtech Group plc Share Incentive Plan ("SIP")
The Company announcesΒ the purchaseΒ onΒ 26 SeptemberΒ 2008Β ofΒ 1,348Β ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares")Β toΒ Matchtech Engineering LimitedΒ Β ("the Trustee"),Β at a price ofΒ Β£2.50Β pence per Share,Β for the purpose of satisfying theΒ purchaseΒ of Shares by eligible employees (including executive directors) under the SIP for the current month.Β The SIP has been approved by HMΒ RevenueΒ & CustomsΒ as a share incentive plan under Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2000.
Following this transaction the Trustee will holdΒ 136,334Β Shares, all of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the SIP.
The beneficial ownership of the shares awarded under the matching element of the SIP will pass to Paul Raine, Tony Dyer and Adrian Gunn in three years time subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlying shares purchased on their behalf.
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