Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5451H

GB Group PLC

12 July 2012

 

12 July 2012

GB GROUP PLC

("GB Group" or the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN THE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY

The Board of GB Group announces that the investment of the executive directors in acquiring shares in GB Group (as announced on 27 June 2012) was carried out under the Bonus Deferral and Share Matching Plan of the Company.  Accordingly, in accordance with the conditions of the Bonus Deferral and Share Matching Plan, the investment of the executive directors has been matched, grossed up for income taxes, to 1.5x the investment made.

The conditional matching awards to the executive directors are set out in the table below. The figures reflect the maximum number of matched shares over which the option might be exercised. The actual number will depend upon the extent to which the established performance conditions are satisfied over the performance period.

Name	Performance Period Award	Maximum Matching on Exercise	Price Payable
Richard Law, Chief Executive	1 April 2012 to 31 March 2015	469,825 shares	Nominal Value (2.5p)
David Wilson, Group Finance Director	1 April 2012 to 31 March 2015	251,064 shares	Nominal Value (2.5p)

Following this announcement, Mr Law has options over a maximum of 2,441,140 shares and Mr Wilson has options over a maximum of 1,232,358 shares.

For further information, please contact:

GB Group plc	01244 657333
John Constantin, Company Secretary
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	020 7418 8900
Richard Kauffer
Daniel Harris
Newgate Threadneedle	020 7653 9850
Caroline Evans-Jones
Heather Armstrong
Website		www.gb.co.uk

Further Information:

A summary of the rules of the Bonus Deferral and Share Matching Plan is as follows:

The Company announced in November 2011 that following consultation with its major shareholders, the Remuneration Committee of the Board had approved the establishment of a salary sacrifice, bonus deferral and share matching plan whereby the executive directors and certain senior managers will have the opportunity to elect to invest up to 20% of their annual salary and up to 80% of their annual bonus in ordinary shares. Subject to continued employment, the retention of these shares and the meeting of a demanding financial performance target, the investment will be matched on a gross basis by matching shares, in the form of options with a nominal value exercise price, which will, subject to these conditions, vest after three years.

 

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