Grant of Options

RNS Number : 8523H

Christie Group PLC

10 November 2008

 



10 November 2008

Christie Group plc ('the Company')

Grant of Options

The Company announces today that options over 559,348 ordinary shares have been granted under its Save As You Earn Scheme this year with an exercise price of 73.5 pence per Ordinary Share. These options are substantially non dilutive as shares are held through the Christie Group Employee Share Ownership Trust.

Included within this total, Mr. David Rugg and Mr. Christopher Day, Directors of Christie Group plc, were granted options over a total of 13,061 and 18,231 Ordinary Shares respectively.

Mr. Rugg's beneficial holding remains at 2,487,510 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 9.85 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company. Of this Mr. Rugg is non-beneficially interested in 1,261,368 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing 4.99 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company.  The total number of share options held by Mr. Rugg is 20,430 under the Company's Save As You Earn Scheme.

Mr. Day's holding remains at 581,068 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 2.30 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company. The total number of share options held by Mr. Day is 72,927 being 22,927 under the Company's Save As You Earn Scheme and the 50,000 Ordinary Shares granted under the 2007 Company Share Option Plan.

Enquiries:

Robert Zenker (Finance Director)                          020 7227 0707

Christie Group plc 

Charles Stanley Securities (Nominated Adviser)

Philip Davies / Jen Boorer                                    0207 149 6000

 

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