Zoo Digital Group PLC
31 August 2007
ZOO Digital Group plc (the 'Company')
Grant of options
The Board of ZOO Digital Group plc announces that on 31 August 2007 the Board
granted in total 2,265,416 options to its employees, all of which are capable of
being exercised at an exercise price of 26.5 pence per share, of which the
following were granted to the following directors:
Director No. of Percentage of
options issued share
granted capital
Dr Christopher Honeyborne (Chairman) 30,000 0.17%
Dr Stuart Green (Chief Executive Officer) 175,000 0.98%
Helen Gilder (Group Finance Director) 450,000 2.51%
Ian Stewart (Non-Executive Director) 30,000 0.17%
Total 685,000 3.83%
All options granted to the aforementioned directors and those granted to senior
managers are subject to the following performance criteria:
40 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market Price of
£0.75 per share or above has been achieved and maintained for a continuous
period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the first anniversary of the
Date of Grant.
A further 30 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market
Price of £1.25 per Share or above has been achieved and maintained for a
continuous period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the second
anniversary of the Date of Grant.
The final 30 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market
Price of £1.75 per Share or above has been achieved and maintained for a
continuous period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the third
anniversary of the Date of Grant.
The Board of ZOO Digital Group plc also announces that, on 31 August 2007, the
trustees of the ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited (the 'ZEST') transferred
40,781 ordinary shares in the Company to the trustees of the ZOO Digital Group
plc, Inland Revenue approved, Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') for
appropriation to employees of the ZOO group of companies under the terms of the
Plan which is an all-employee scheme as dictated by the Inland Revenue rules.
The share transfer included the award of ordinary shares to executive directors
of the Company. Stuart Green (Chief Executive Officer) and Helen Gilder (Group
Finance Director) have each been awarded, at nil cost, 1,200 ordinary shares
under the terms of the Plan.
For further enquiries please contact:
ZOO Digital Group plc Tel: 0114 241 3700
Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer
Helen Gilder - Group Finance Director
KBC Peel Hunt Ltd Tel: 020 7418 8900
Richard Kauffer/James Bryce
Weber Shandwick Financial Tel: 020 7067 0700
Nick Dibden/Charlie Hooper
Notes to Editors
About ZOO Digital Group plc
ZOO is an innovative software solutions company that helps video publishers and
rights owners maximise revenues and profits by exploiting their content across
multiple platforms, languages and territories. ZOO has a portfolio of over 60
patents (granted or pending) and a depth of knowledge in digital media processes
which has few rivals.
ZOO's key products include:
Interactive DVD software - world leading tool for creating interactive DVDs.
Most of the interactive titles played on any household DVD player are made with
ZOO's software. Notable titles include 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?',
'Question of Sport' and 'Madagascar - Animal Trivia Game'.
Multi-language production software - technology to 'localise' text that appears
in digital media. This software automates the localisation process for video
publishers. Previously, highly-skilled technicians were required to manipulate
graphical data. Now, with ZOO's software, text that needs translation is
extracted and replaced with corresponding translations - reducing time, errors
and labour costs.
Template Authoring System (TAS) - technology to automate the production of
linear (movies & TV shows) digital media. With this automation comes a
significant reduction in time-to-value for the intellectual property, as well as
radically changing the economies of publishing back catalogues. TAS has been
designed to accommodate current and future video-based technologies. By defining
templates for different platforms, alternative versions of the titles - such as
HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be quickly and easily created using the same system
but different asset data.
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