28th Sep 2006 07:35
SThree plc28 September 2006 Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part in or into theUnited States, Australia, Canada or Japan 28 September 2006 SThree plc Exercise of Options, Gifts pursuant to the Share Gift Plan and Share Sale SThree plc ("SThree" or the "Company") announces today that two of the Company'ssenior management, Gary Goldsmith and Tim Lloyd, have exercised personal optionsgranted to them prior to the Company's IPO by Simon Arber and William Bottriell,the founders of SThree as follows: Number of options Option priceGary Christopher Goldsmith 1,700,000 0.0002pTimothy Alwyn Lloyd 1,100,000 0.0002p In addition, another employee has exercised personal options over 156,117 sharesin the Company ("Shares"). These options were satisfied by Shares currentlyowned by Simon Arber and William Bottriell. As a result of the exercise ofthese options, Messrs. Arber and Bottriell hold 13,760,200 and 16,765,889Shares, representing 10.0% and 12.2% of the issued share capital, respectively. SThree also announces that 148 employees received gifts of Shares under theterms of the SThree Share Gift Plan, details of which appear on Page 77 of theIPO Prospectus dated 11 November 2005, totalling 4,729,783 Shares. Theseincluded a gift of 3,840 Shares to Ian Colletts. Following the above, employees are today selling 6,864,370 Shares through UBSInvestment Bank. Of these, Gary Goldsmith is selling 1,700,000 Shares, TimLloyd is selling 1,100,000 Shares and Ian Colletts is selling 3,840 Shares. Theprice at which the sale is completed will be announced in due course. Enquiries: Ian CollettsCompany Secretary020 7292 3838 This announcement has been issued by the Company and is the sole responsibilityof the Company. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute orform part of an offer or invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities ofthe Company, or constitute a solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribefor securities in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Canada,Australia or Japan. The Company's shares have not been, and will not be,registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or underthe securities legislation of any state of the United States. The Company's shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered or sold withinthe United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or offered or sold to a residentof Canada, Australia or Japan. New Star Shares have not been, and will not be,registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and maynot be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemptionfrom registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the UnitedStates. This announcement is not for publication or distribution to persons in theUnited States of America, its territories or possessions or to any US person(within the meaning of Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, asamended). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken ortransmitted into Australia, Canada or Japan or to Canadian persons or to anysecurities analyst or other person in any of those jurisdictions. Any failure tocomply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States,Australian, Canadian or Japanese securities law. The distribution of thisannouncement in certain other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and personsinto whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about,and observe, any such restrictions. This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are onlyaddressed to and directed at persons who are (1) qualified investors within themeaning of directive 2003/71/ec and any relevant implementing measures (the"prospectus directive") and (2) who have professional experience in mattersrelating to investments who fall within article 19(1) of the Financial Servicesand Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or arepersons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("High Net Worth Companies,Unincorporated Associations, etc") of the Order (all such persons together beingreferred to as "relevant persons"). The information regarding the Sale set outin this announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are notrelevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which thisannouncement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engagedin only with relevant persons. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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