Idox Group Regulatory News (IDOX)

27 March 2014

IDOX plc

Directors' shareholdings and grant of options

The Board of IDOX announces that it has received notification from Richard Kellett-Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, of the following:

· On 25 March 2014 Mr Kellett-Clarke purchased 3,788 ordinary shares of 1p at a price of 39.6p pursuant to the Company's Xtra share plan. The Xtra share plan is an HMRC approved share investment plan open to all employees with three months' continuous service. In line with the rules of the plan these 3,788 shares were matched on a one for one basis by the Company.

· On 4 March 2014 Mr Kellett-Clarke's wife ceased to have an indirect interest in 400,000 ordinary shares of 1p each.

Following the above transactions Mr Kellett-Clarke's beneficial interest is 9,511,911 ordinary shares in IDOX representing 2.7% of the current issued share capital and he has outstanding options over 6,674,922 ordinary shares representing approximately 1.9% of the current issued share capital. 

The Board announces that on 24 March 2014 options were granted, pursuant to the unapproved share option scheme adopted by the Board on 1 February 2007, to Jane Mackie, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, following the agreement of the terms of the options by the remuneration committee of the Board. The grant is in respect of options over 500,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company at an option price 39.12p per share and the latest exercise date is 23 March 2024.

The Board of IDOX further announces that it has received notification from Ms Mackie that on 25 March 2014 she purchased 316 ordinary shares of 1p at a price of 39.6p pursuant to the Company's Xtra share plan. In line with the rules of the plan these 316 shares were matched on a one for one basis by the Company. Ms Mackie purchases ordinary shares of 1p each through the Xtra plan to the value of £125 each month at the relevant market price on or around the 25th of each month. These shares are matched by the Company on a one to one basis in line with the rules of the plan.

Following the above transactions Ms Mackie's beneficial interest is 38,316 ordinary shares in IDOX representing 0.01% of the current issued share capital and she has outstanding options over 1,195,122 ordinary shares representing approximately 0.3% of the current issued share capital.

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Enquiries:

Idox plc +44 (0) 870 333 7101

Martin Brooks, Chairman

Richard Kellett-Clarke, Chief Executive

Jane Mackie, Chief Financial Officer

N+1 Singer (NOMAD and Broker) +44 (0) 20 7496 3000

Shaun Dobson / Nick Donovan

Leander (Financial PR) +44 (0) 7795 168 157

Christian Taylor-Wilkinson

About Idox plc

Idox plc is a supplier of specialist document management collaboration solutions and services to the UK public sector and increasingly to highly regulated asset intensive industries around the world in the wider corporate sector.

Its Public Sector Software Division is the leading applications provider to UK local government for core functions relating to land, people and property, such as its market leading planning systems and election management software. Over 90% of UK local authorities are now customers. The Division provides public sector organisations with tools to manage information and knowledge, documents, content, business processes and workflow as well as connecting directly with the citizen via the web. It also supplies, predominantly to the public sector, decision support content such as grants and planning policy information as well as related specialist services.

The Engineering Information Management Division delivers engineering document control, project collaboration and facility management applications to many leading companies in industries such as oil & gas, architecture and construction, mining, utilities, pharmaceuticals and transportation around the world.

The Group employs over 500 staff located in the UK, the USA, Europe, India and Australia.For more information see www.idoxplc.com