Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3387T

Sportech PLC

05 December 2011

 



5 December 2011

Sportech PLC ("Sportech" or "the Group")

LTIP Option Awards

On 2 December 2011, awards over ordinary shares of 50 pence each in Sportech PLC (the "Company") were made by the Company to certain Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") as follows. 

Name of Director/PDMR	No. of Shares under the Award	Structure of Award	Total No. of Shares held under Plan Awards
Ian Penrose	465,408	Nil cost Option	1,877,173
Steve Cunliffe	188,679	Nil cost Option	1,129,855
Ian Hogg	226,415	Nil cost Option	1,073,474
Brooks Pierce	235,849	Conditional Award	1,412,320
Andrew Gaughan	106,918	Conditional Award	859,859
Luisa Wright	78,616	Nil cost Option	203,616

The awards were granted under the rules of the Sportech Performance Share Plan and structured as noted above. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the maturity of the awards. The awards will normally become exercisable (or vest as relevant) shortly following the third anniversary of grant, subject to continued employment and to the extent total shareholder return and relevant financial targets are achieved. Once vested, the awards structured as nil cost options shall ordinarily remain exercisable for period of 12 months.

The awards were approved by the Remuneration Committee in respect of 2011, with an acknowledgement that in 2012 the Company shall revert to a normal annual award cycle with the intention that any such grants will be awarded in March following the announcement of preliminary results for each year.

This notification is being made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4.

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For further information, please contact:

Sportech PLC                                                                                            

Luisa Wright, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary                              [phone]

Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                                                                                                      

David Rydell / Rosanne Perry / Emma Kent                                                       [phone]

 

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