RE: Issue of Warrants
Media Corporation PLC
10 December 2008
Media Corporation plc
('Media Corp' or “the Company')
(AIM:MDC)
RE: Issue of Warrants
Further to the announcements on 29th October 2008 regarding issue of warrants by the Company, the Board wishes to make the following points of clarification regarding the issue:-
Number of warrants
The total number of warrants issued is 27,250,000, allocated as set out below. This total number is 5,000,000 less than the total number of warrants announced on 29th October 2008 and is under 10% of the reduced issued share capital of the Company following the recent completion of the share buy back.
Status of warrants
The warrants give a right to subscribe for new shares for a period of three years from issue, subject to the recipient remaining employed by the Company at the time of exercise and any individual performance criteria having been satisfied. Performance criteria will lapse in the event of a takeover or other “Exit Event†occurring.
The warrants replace all 16,500,000 previous grants of warrants or options under the 2001 Employee Share Option Plan (2001 ESOP) to the current recipients and constitute new grants rather than an adjustment to existing grants. The warrants are not granted pursuant to the 2001 ESOP, but do comprise a grant pursuant to an “employees’ share scheme†for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985.
Warrants granted
Name | Â | Position | Â |
Number of Warrants
granted |
 |
Cancelled - previous grant of warrants |
Directors | ||||||
Jason Drummond | Director – Media Corporation plc | 5,250,000 |
3,000,000 |
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Justin Drummond | Director – Media Corporation plc | 13,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
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Mike Hawkes | Director – Media Corporation plc | 750,000 |
500,000 |
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Nilesh Jagatia | Director – Media Corporation plc | 2,250,000 |
500,000 |
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Senior Management | ||||||
Name | Position | Number of Warrants granted | ||||
 | ||||||
Christian Sellars | Head of Sales – Eyeconomy Limited | 250,000 | ||||
Dominic Joseph | Senior sales executive – Eyeconomy Limited | 250,000 | ||||
James McBriar | Managing Director – Search Focus Limited | 500,000 | ||||
Mark Butt | Joint Managing Director – Eyeconomy Limited | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | |||
Paul Smith | Joint Managing Director – Eyeconomy Limited | 2,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |||
Sara Vincent | Managing Director – Publishing - Xworks Limited | 1,250,000 | 500,000 | |||
Simon Jasinski | Senior Sales Executive – Eyeconomy Limited | 250,000 |
For further information please contact:
Media Corporation plc
Tel: + 44 020 7618 9000
Justin Drummond, Chief Executive
Nilesh Jagatia, Group Finance Director
Daniel Stewart & Company plc
Tel: + 44 0 20 7776 6550
Simon Leathers / Charlotte Stranner
Bishopsgate Communications
Tel: + 44 0 20 7562 3350
Jenni Herbert/Gemma O’Hara
mediacorp@bishopsgatecommunications.com
Notes to editors
Listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, Media Corp is a leading internet media and advertising group focused on website publishing and online advertising.
The Group has two principal divisions:
Advertising Network - Formed in 1996, Eyeconomy specialises in mass reach campaigns to over 32 Million unique consumers per month via its own proprietary ad-serving and tracking technology for clients including AOL, Dell and American Express.
Website Publishing - Media Corp has a diverse publishing division specializing in online media. Our impressive portfolio of websites includes a number of market leading sites including: