27th Dec 2006 07:01
Accident Exchange Group PLC27 December 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 December 2006 Accident Exchange Group Plc ("Accident Exchange" or the "Company") Directors'/PDMR's Share Options On 22 December 2006 Accident Exchange granted certain of its Executive Directorsand Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") options over itsordinary shares of 5p each ("Shares") under respectively the Company's Long TermIncentive Plan ("LTIP"), the Approved Company Share Option Plan ("ApprovedPlan") and the Unapproved Company Share Option Plan ("Unapproved Plan"). The options will vest on the expiry of three years from the date of grantprovided, where applicable, that Accident Exchange meets the relevantperformance targets in relation to each of the option grants (see additionalinformation below). The table below sets out details of the number of underlying shares containedwithin the options granted on 22 December 2006 under each relevant plan. Thesetransactions are notified as required by Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 (R)(1)(a) and(b). Director/PDMR LTIP Approved Plan Unapproved Total Number of Plan Shares under Option Stephen Evans 140,000 - - 140,000Martin Andrews 100,000 - - 100,000Alistair 1,100 - 3,200 4,300HorsburghElizabeth Fisher 4,300 - 12,900 17,200Lee Woodley 2,200 - 6,400 8,600Nicola Pickering 6,928 6,927 - 13,855Adam Denby 900 2,800 - 3,700Jean Wood 900 2,800 - 3,700Prit Ahluwalia 3,800 7,356 4,244 15,400Timothy Eaves 2,500 7,135 265 9,900Vince Powell 2,800 7,356 944 11,100Roderick Seel 3,700 7,356 3,744 14,800Martin Bramwell 3,700 7,356 3,744 14,800David Whatley 12,000 7,356 4,644 24,000Stephen Jones 6,000 7,356 10,644 24,000 Additional Information All of the underlying shares contained within options granted under the LTIP and75% of the underlying shares contained within options granted under both theApproved Plan and the Unapproved Plan are subject to performance conditions. The exercise price of the options granted under the LTIP is nil. The exerciseprice of each of the options granted under both the Approved Plan and theUnapproved Plan is 407.83 pence per underlying share being the average of themid market price for the three business days prior to the date of grant. Contacts: Accident Exchange Group PlcSteve Evans, Chief Executive 08700-116 719Martin Andrews, Group Finance Director 08700-053 649 BanksideSteve Liebmann or Simon Bloomfield 020-7367-8888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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