12 Jul 2013 13:00
Share plc
(the "Company")
Director Dealings
PURCHASE OF PARTNERSHIP SHARES AND AWARDS OF MATCHING SHARES
Share plc (AIM:SHRE.LN) announces that on 12 July the undermentioned directors of the Company purchased ordinary shares of 0.5 pence at an allocation cost of 20.375 pence per share as "partnership shares" under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. These purchases were undertaken by the trustee of the Company's Share Incentive Plan, Sharesecure Ltd, a UK registered company, on behalf of these individuals and the shares were purchased in the open market. Allocation cost is calculated in accordance with HMRC SIP Rules and Guidance under the 'quarter up' rule.
In connection with these purchases on the same date the directors were awarded ordinary shares of 0.5 pence as "matching shares" under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. No consideration was paid by the grantees for the award of the matching shares and no consideration is due on the release of the matching shares.
The risk of forfeiture attached to the matching shares will normally be removed on the third anniversary of allocation subject to continued employment and the retention of the Partnership shares in connection with which they were awarded.
All the above transactions are summarised below:
Director | Partnership shares acquired | Matching shares awarded | Total holding following notification | % of current issued shares |
Sir Martin Jacomb | 491 | 982 | 628285 | 0.44 |
Richard Tolkien | 614 | 1228 | 129910 | 0.09 |
Iain Wallace | 613 | 1226 | 144237 | 0.10 |
Richard Stone | 613 | 1226 | 110112 | 0.08 |
The company also announces that under the Company's process of awarding options to Senior Managers and Directors every six months, the following awards have been made:
Gavin Oldham, Chief Executive, has been granted options over 10,887 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.01% of the current issued Ordinary Shares) at an exercise price of 24 pence per Ordinary Share. These options have been granted on an unapproved basis outside of the Company's EMI arrangements. Following this grant, Gavin Oldham holds 206,873 Ordinary Shares under option (representing 0.14% of the current issued Ordinary Shares).
Richard Stone, Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director, has been granted options over 10,645 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.01% of the current issued Ordinary Shares) at an exercise price of 24 pence per Ordinary Share. These options have been granted under the Company's EMI arrangements. Following this grant, Richard Stone holds
467,390 Ordinary Shares under option or co-ownership agreements with the Employee Benefit Trust (representing 0.33% of the current issued Ordinary Shares).
For more information, please contact:
Share plc | 01296 414141 |
Gavin Oldham, Chief Executive | |
Barbara Pierssene, Company Secretary | |
Peel Hunt LLP, Nominated Adviser and Broker | 020 7418 8900 |
Guy Wiehahn |