Exercise of Share Options

GB Group PLC
19 July 2007


                                                                    19 July 2007
                                  GB GROUP plc
                                 (the 'Company')
 
                           Exercise of Share Options                            

 
The Company announces the interest of certain of the Directors in the shares of
the Company following the exercise of share options under the Group's Savings
Related Share Option Scheme (the 'SAYE Scheme'). These shares relate to options
which were granted to employees and executive directors of the Company in July
2002 in accordance with SAYE Scheme rules.

 

• Richard Law, Chief Executive, exercised his option over 76,578
  shares (representing 0.9% of the issued share capital) in the Company at an
  exercise price of 7.6 pence per share. Following the exercise, Mr Law now has a
  beneficial interest in 1,064,182 shares in the Company representing 1.27% of the
  issued share capital of the Company. Mr Law retains further options over 78,620
  shares under the SAYE Scheme.

 

• Mona Navin-Mealey, Group Finance Director, exercised her option
  over 76,578 shares (representing 0.9% of the issued share capital) in the
  Company at an exercise price of 7.6 pence per share. Following the exercise, Mrs
  Navin-Mealey now has a beneficial interest in 626,578 shares in the Company
  representing 0.75% of the issued share capital of the Company. Mrs Navin-Mealey
  retains further options over 78,620 shares under the SAYE Scheme.


Both Mr Law and Mrs Navin-Mealey have indicated that it is their intention to
retain the shares allotted to them pursuant to the above exercises.

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For further information, please contact:

 
GB Group plc                                                             
John Constantin, Company Secretary                                  01244 657333
                                                                         
Weber Shandwick Financial                                                                                           
Richard Hews, Hannah Marwood                                       020 7067 0700      
                                                                         
Website                                                             www.gb.co.uk
                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 



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