Centaur Media plc (the "Company")
DIRECTORS'/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
The Company announces that on 29th October 2008 the following executives were granted options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company under the terms of the Centaur Unapproved Share Option Plan 2004. The option price of the grants made was 51.75p.
No consideration was paid for the grant of the options.
Name of executive |
Position |
Total number of shares awarded |
Geoffrey TD Wilmot |
Director - Chief Executive Officer |
800,000 |
Timothy J Potter |
Publishing Director |
590,000 |
Calum BD Taylor |
Events Director |
450,000 |
P Ponsford |
Publishing Director |
450,000 |
L Child |
Publishing Director |
450,000 |
Michael Lally |
Director - Group Finance Director |
450,000 |
Subject to the achievement of the performance criteria based on earnings per share the options will normally be exercised following the announcement of the results of the Company for the year ending 30 June 2012. The options will cease to be exercised after the ten anniversary of grant. The options will not be subject to re-testing.
Following the grant of the options, the executive's holdings in the Company are as follows:
Name of executive |
Number of shares held |
% of issued share capital |
Total number of share options |
Total number of LTIP awards |
Geoffrey TD Wilmot |
NIL |
NIL |
1,560,110 |
450,000 |
Timothy J Potter |
NIL |
NIL |
930,524 |
315,000 |
Calum BD Taylor |
NIL |
NIL |
855,879 |
100,000 |
P Ponsford |
3,735 |
0.00265% |
550,000 |
50,000 |
L Child |
3,735 |
0.00265% |
550,000 |
50,000 |
Michael Lally |
NIL |
NIL |
694,420 |
170,000 |
This announcement is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4 R(1)(a) and DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b).
30th October 2008
Name of contact and authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
Ian PH Roberts (Company Secretary)
0207 970 4514