Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc
11 May 2007
Date: 11th May 2007
On behalf of: Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc ('Dowlis' or 'the Company')
Immediate Release
Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc
Approval of Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc, the marketing, information and logistics
solutions business, is pleased to announce the approval of a Long Term Incentive
Plan for its Finance Director and other senior directors. The LTIP was approved
by the Board of Directors today on the recommendation of the Company's
remuneration committee who have, over the last six months, undertaken a
comprehensive review of alternative incentive arrangements for the Company's
existing senior executive team and to attract and retain high calibre employees
in the future.
As set out in the 2006 Annual Report, this is to take the form of a long term
incentive plan under which awards will be made annually for growth in
shareholder value in excess of a base target over the ensuing three years. The
Company believes that the LTIP rules are consistent with the ABI Guidelines for
Executive Remuneration. Under the Company's articles, the LTIP does not require
shareholder approval.
Key points:
• The first award under the long term incentive plan will allow
participants to share in a total 'pool' amounting to 5% of the increase in
shareholder value above the base target. Main Board Director Barrett Bedrossian
will have 15% of this pool, the remainder will be for other senior managers.
• In the first two years of the plan, until such time as there are
three long term incentive plan awards in place, it will be augmented by the
grant of nil-cost options (EMI options to the extent possible) to the same
participants, the exercise of which is dependant upon the share price reaching
agreed target levels
• The grant of options, to augment the long term incentive above, are
exercisable dependant upon the share price reaching 60p and 75p for 30
consecutive dealing days each, with 50% of the conditional grant being made upon
reaching each of these targets. In total, options over up to 930,000 shares may
be issued if both targets are met.
Following the above transaction, Barrett Bedrossian will be awarded options over
a maximum of 140,000 Ordinary Shares, the acquisition of which is conditional on
the satisfaction of performance conditions.
A copy of the LTIP Rules is available to shareholders upon request from the
Company's registered office.
Enquiries:
Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc www.dowlis.com
Martin Varley (Chief Executive)/Barrett Bedrossian 0870 224 6677
(Finance Director)
Redleaf Communications
Emma Kane/Sanna Lehtinen 020 7822 0200
Daniel Stewart & Company plc
Lindsay Mair / Tom Jenkins 020 7776 6550
Zeus Capital
Alex Clarkson 0161 831 1512
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