9th Nov 2011 16:28
Monitise plc ("the Company")
Directors' Interests
The Company announces that it received notification on 9 November 2011 that Mr. Alastair Lukies, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, sold 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 38.2p per Ordinary Share. The sale of Ordinary Shares took place on 9 November 2011.
The Company also received notification on 8 November 2011 that Mr. Lee Cameron, the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, sold 126,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 39.5p per Ordinary Share on 8 November 2011.
Following these transactions, Mr. Lukies has an interest in a total of 15,624,752 Ordinary Shares and options, and Mr. Cameron has an interest in a total of 6,024,264 Ordinary Shares and options. Mr. Lukies' total interest is split between 2,466,747 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.31 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital, and 13,158,005 options over Ordinary Shares. Mr. Cameron's total interest is split between 427,991 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.05 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital, and 5,596,273 options over Ordinary Shares.
This disposal of Ordinary Shares amounts to a small part of Mr Lukies' and Mr Cameron's total interest in the equity of the Company and is a result of the Company's long term incentive plans to retain and reward senior management. The Company intends to maintain this alignment with all stakeholders.
Contacts:
Monitise Group Tel: 020 7947 4300
Tom Spurgeon, Finance Director and Company Secretary
Gavin Haycock, Communications Director
Evolution Securities Limited (NOMAD) Tel: 020 7071 4300
Garry Levin
Stuart Andrews
Tim Redfern
Canaccord Genuity Limited Tel: 020 7050 6500
Simon Bridges
FTI Consulting Tel: 020 7831 3113
Charles Palmer
Jon Snowball
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