Paypoint plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding

27 June 2012

PayPoint plc

PayPoint plc announces that on 26 June 2012, in accordance with the rules of the PayPoint plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSB'), ordinary shares in the Company ('Bonus Shares') were released to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR') as detailed below. The Company did not meet the performance conditions of the DSB during the three year period since acquisition of the Bonus Shares and therefore the corresponding conditional share awards ('Matching Shares') have lapsed:

Director	Bonus Shares Released	Matching Share Awards Lapsed	% of issued share capital
George Earle	7,097	12,029	0.010
Dominic Taylor	9,241	15,663	0.014
Tim Watkin-Rees	6,035	10,228	0.009

PDMR	Bonus Shares Released	Matching Share Awards Lapsed	% of issued share capital
Graham Bird	557	943	0.001
Michael Norton	740	1,253	0.001

The Bonus Shares were acquired on 4 June 2009 at a price per share of £5.30 and were subject to a three year holding period. The closing price of ordinary shares in the Company on the day of release was £7.11.

Contact:          Susan Court, Company Secretary, PayPoint plc, 01707 600300  

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