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ITV plc
4 January 2011
Awards vesting under the ITV plc Deferred Share Award Plan (the "Plan")
Awards are granted over ordinary shares of ITV plc under the Plan based on the achievement of performance targets. On 31 December 2010 awards previously made in respect of the 2008 and 2009 financial years were released to a number of executives and directors as detailed below.
Directors of ITV plc
Name | Date of award | % of award released | No. of shares released | No. of shares still subject to the award | Shares sold for income tax, NICs & associated costs | Shares retained |
Ian Griffiths | 24 April 2009 | 50% | 48,841 | 0 | 24,963 | 23,878 |
26 March 2010 | 50% | 191,862 | 191,862 | 0 | 191,862 |
The Trustee sold sufficient shares at 71.41 pence per share to satisfy income tax, national insurance costs and associated costs on the award made in April 2009.
Tax was settled on grant for the awards made in March 2010 so the shares were released in full.
Following the event the directors' interests in ITV plc shares were as follows -
Name | Total holding after the event | Percentage of issued share capital |
Ian Griffiths | 449,098 | 0.012% |
PDMRs of ITV plc
Name | Date Shares Awarded | Shares released |
Andrew Doyle | 26 March 2010 | 69,452 |
Andrew Garard | 26 March 2010 | 140,678 |
Carolyn Fairbairn | 26 March 2010 | 217,223 |
Peter Fincham | 26 March 2010 | 340,316 |
Tax was settled on grant for the awards made in March 2010 so the shares were released in full.
For further enquiries please contact:
ITV plc
Tel: 0207 157 3021
Mike Large - Acting Group Director of Communications
Tulchan Communications
Tel: 0207 353 4200
Susanna Voyle
Matthieu Roussellier
Website: www.itv.com; investor information: www.itvplc.com