24 Oct 2014 07:00
NetPlay TV plc
("Netplay" or the "Company")
Grant of Share Options
NetPlay TV plc (AIM:NPT), the interactive gaming company, announces that it has granted share options to its executive directors to subscribe for up to 6,045,144 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"):
Director | Position in the Company | Number of Options granted | Total Number of Options granted as % of issued share capital |
Bjarke Larsen | Interim Chief Executive Officer & Commercial Director | 3,022,572 | 1.02% |
Akshay Kumar | Group Finance Director & Company Secretary | 3,022,572 | 1.02% |
All Options have an exercise price of 8.01 pence (being the volume-weighted average price for the five trading days preceding 24 October 2014).
The Options granted are split into three equal tranches which are each subject to achieving target vesting share price performance conditions within a three year period from the date of grant before the options lapse. The options are exercisable over the period of ten years from the date of grant subject to the vesting conditions being met.
Bjarke Larsen (and connected persons) total beneficial interest remains at 105,333 ordinary shares representing 0.04% of the issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company, and following the grant the total number of options held is 3,647,572 representing 1.23% of the issued share capital.
Akshay Kumar (and connected persons) total beneficial interest remains at 310,400 ordinary shares representing 0.10% of the issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company, and following the grant the total number of options held is 3,855,905 representing 1.30% of the issued share capital.
Enquiries:
NetPlayTV plc | www.NetPlayTVplc.com |
Bjarke Larsen, Interim Chief Executive Officer Akshay Kumar, Group Finance Director | Via Redleaf
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Redleaf Polhill | |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Jenny Bahr / Rachael Brown | Tel: 020 7382 4730 netplay@redleafpr.com |
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
Jonny Franklin-Adams/ Jen Boorer
Notes to Editors:
About NetPlayTV plc
NetPlayTV plc is admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (NPT). NetPlayTV operates a number of interactive gaming services under an Alderney gaming license, including SuperCasino.com, Jackpot247.com and Vernons.com. Its TV services can also be viewed 24 hours a day live on Sky Channel 862, six nights a week on ITV1, and every evening on Channel 5.
The Company is focused on the delivery of a converged interactive gaming experience allowing its players to interact with its games on a variety of platforms, TV, internet, mobile and tablet from a common integrated wallet.