Gresham Computing plc (LSE: GHT), the specialist provider of real-time financial solutions, announces that on 31 December 2010 the following Company directors were granted options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) under the Share Option Plans approved at the General Meeting of the Company held yesterday.
| Director | Note | Number of options granted over Ordinary Shares |
Exercise Price |
| Chris Errington (CEO) | 1 | 1,750,000 | 28.05 |
| Ken Archer | 700,000 | 28.05 | |
| Max Royde (NED) | 2 | 500,000 | 28.05 |
The exercise price of 28.05 pence was the middle market price as at the close of business on 30 December 2010 of 25.5 pence, the day immediately preceding grant, plus a premium of 10%. There are no other performance conditions and no consideration was paid for the grant of these options.
No other options over shares in the Company are held by directors.
Note 1
An existing award of 500,000 options granted in October 2007 under the Executive Option Plan 2007 (EOP 2007) have been cancelled with immediate effect.
Note 2
The options beneficially granted to Mr Royde were granted to Kestrel Partners LLP, which Mr Royde is a partner of and holds a beneficial interest in.
For further information, please contact:
Gresham Computing plc +44 (0) 20 7653 0200
Chris Errington, CEO
Ken Archer, Non-Executive Chairman
Singer Capital Markets Ltd +44 (0) 20 3205 7500
Shaun Dobson, Partner and Joint Head of Corporate Finance
James Maxwell, Director of Corporate Finance
Singer Capital Markets Ltd,
One Hanover Street,
London,
W1S 1YZ
8 May 2012 at 11:00 am