Director/PDMR Shareholding

PayPoint PLC 06 June 2006 6 June 2006 PayPoint plc PayPoint plc announces that on the 5 June 2006, in accordance with the rules of the PayPoint plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSB'), the following Executive Directors and Persons Dispensing Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR') purchased ordinary shares in the Company ('Bonus Shares') and the Remuneration Committee has granted the following conditional share awards ('Matching Shares'): Director/PDMR Bonus Shares Purchased Matching Share Awards Dominic Taylor 4,841 8,206 George Earle 4,143 7,022 Tim Watkin-Rees 3,467 5,877 Mike Igoe 360 610 John Lee 1,756 2,977 Thomas Vogt-Skard 1,351 2,290 Under the rules of the DSB, the Executive Directors and PDMRs are able to defer up to 50% of their bonus (after the deduction of tax) relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2006 to acquire ordinary shares of the Company ('Bonus Shares'). The Bonus Shares were acquired on 5 June 2006 at a price per share of £6.55. In addition, the DSB provides for the Company to allocate one Matching Share, subject to certain conditions, for every Bonus Share that would have been acquired if the gross bonus deferred had been invested in shares. The release of the Matching Share awards is subject to minimum earnings per share growth of the company of RPI + 3% p.a. in respect of the three year period from the date of grant and each participant retaining his or her Bonus Shares for three years (in the case of the awards detailed here, until 5 June 2009). The Matching Shares were allocated on 5 June 2006 at a price per share of £6.55. PayPoint plc also announces that the Remuneration Committee has granted the following conditional share awards to the Executive Directors and PDMRs under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'LTIP'). In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, LTIP awards were granted on the 5 June 2006 at a price of £6.45 per share (the closing price on the preceding dealing day) as follows: Director/PDMR LTIP Award Dominic Taylor 43,720 George Earle 31,007 Tim Watkin-Rees 25,891 Mark Astbury 9,922 Mike Igoe 7,984 John Lee 10,620 Thomas Vogt-Skard 8,139 The release of LTIP awards to participants under the Long Term Incentive Plan are dependent upon the Total Shareholder Return performance of the Company relative to its comparator group measured over a three year period from the date of grant. As a result of a structural review of the Company, Lorraine Buhagiar, Susan Court, Jonathan Moon, Barry Skillett and David Steed are not considered to be PDMRs and the Company will no longer issue any notices in respect of transactions in Company shares conducted by any of one of them. - ends - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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