Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5178R

GB Group PLC

04 November 2011

 



to be released on 4 November 2011

GB GROUP PLC

("GB Group" or the "Company")

Notification of Directors' Interests in the Share Capital of the Company

New Bonus Deferral and Share Matching Plan

The Company today announces that following consultation with its major shareholders earlier this year, the Remuneration Committee of the Board has approved the establishment of a salary sacrifice, bonus deferral and share matching plan whereby the executive directors and certain senior managers will have the opportunity to elect to invest up to 20% of their annual salary and up to 80% of their annual bonus in ordinary shares. Subject to continued employment, the retention of these shares and the meeting of a demanding financial performance target, the investment will be matched on a gross basis by matching shares, in the form of options with a nominal value exercise price, which will, subject to these conditions, vest after three years.

The Company has been unable to implement this plan earlier in the year because it has been in a closed period in relation to acquisitions under consideration.  The investment of the executive directors and senior managers in the placing announced earlier this week will be carried out under this plan. Subject to the conditions outlined above, the investment of the executives will be matched, grossed up for income taxes, at up to 1.5x the investment made.  The conditional matching awards to the executive directors are set out in the table below. The figures reflect the maximum number of matched shares over which the option might be exercised.  The actual number will depend upon the extent to which the established performance conditions are satisfied over the performance period. 

Name	Performance Period	Maximum Matching Award	Price Payable on Exercise
Richard Law, Chief Executive	1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014	546,875	Nominal value (2.5p)
David Wilson, Finance Director	1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014	331,294	Nominal value (2.5p)

Executive Share Option Scheme

The Company also gives notice that Richard Law (Chief Executive) was awarded an option over 350,000 Ordinary 2.5p Shares in Company. The exercise price of the option is 43 pence per share and the option will be exercisable (subject to the rules of the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme which include certain performance criteria) between 3 November 2014 and 2 November 2021.

Following these notifications, Mr Law has options over a maximum of 2,497,820 Ordinary 2.5p Shares in the Company and Mr Wilson has options over a maximum of 981,294 Ordinary 2.5p Shares in the Company.

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For further information, please contact:

GB Group plc

John Constantin, Company Secretary                                                        01244 657333

Weber Shandwick Financial

Nick Oborne, John Moriarty                                                                        020 7067 0700

Website                                                                                                           www.gb.co.uk

 

 

Notes to Editors:

About GB Group plc

The most successful organisations recognise the value of understanding your individual identity - who you are, what you need and what you like. GB Group combines this concept of identity with technology to create an environment of trust so that organisations can connect, communicate and transact with consumers safely, responsibly and profitably. We call this Identity Management.

GB Group has four complementary Identity Management offerings:

·      ID Verification, which provides the ability to verify consumers' identities remotely, without the physical presentation of documentation, in order to combat ID fraud, money laundering and restrict access to age-related purchases and gambling

·      ID Customer Registration, which includes software and services for quick and accurate customer registration and validation of records

·      ID Marketing Services, which provides database services so our clients can better understand, target and retain their customers and offers accurate and up-to-date identity information for their contact strategies

·      ID Tracing Services, which provides the largest and most accurate picture of the UK's population and properties in order to locate and contact the right individual, first time

This enables our clients to make informed business decisions based on a thorough knowledge of consumer identity and behaviour, leading to more effective communication and interaction with the customer.

GB Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (GBG). For more information, please visit GB Group's website: www.gb.co.uk.

GB Group - because identity matters™

 

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