Director/PDMR Shareholding

QinetiQ Group plc 28 August 2007 QinetiQ Group plc 28 August 2007 QinetiQ Group plc (the 'Company') - directors and other PDMRs' share interests QinetiQ Group plc announces the following transactions in respect of ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') by Executive Directors and/or other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities' ('PDMR'). 1. Grant of options under the QinetiQ Group plc Share Option Scheme (the 'SOS') On 26 July 2007 options were granted to Duane Andrews over 232,421 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £1.74 per Ordinary Share under the terms of the SOS. Options granted under the SOS are normally exercisable during the period commencing on the third anniversary of the date of grant and ending on the day falling six months immediately after the third anniversary of the date of grant and their exercise is conditional upon the achievement of specified performance criteria. 2. Performance Share Plan ('PSP') Allocations On 26 July 2007 the following conditional allocations of Ordinary Shares were made pursuant to the PSP to the following Executive Directors and PDMRs. Executive TSR EPS Total number of Ordinary Shares in Director shares shares conditional allocation Graham Love 50,288 50,287 100,575 Doug Webb 45,259 45,258 90,517 PDMR Clive Richardson 43,104 43,103 86,207 The allocation price for calculating the number of shares was £1.74, being the middle market quotation as at 26 July 2007. The conditional allocations shown above represent the maximum potential award possible if all performance criteria are met at the end of the three year performance period. If and to the extent that the performance criteria are satisfied at the conclusion of the performance period, the relevant number of shares will be transferred to the relevant Director and/or PDMR at the trustee's discretion. The percentage of the allocation eventually to vest is dependant on the satisfaction of performance criteria over a three year period commencing on 1 April 2007. 3. Share Allocation On 26 July 2007 Clive Richardson was conditionally allocated 46,875 Ordinary Shares. The allocation price for calculating the number of shares was £1.92, being the average closing price over the forty business days up to and including 26 July 2007. The vesting of the allocation is conditional upon continued service over the three year performance period. 4. Stock Award Plan (SAP) allocation On 26 July 2007 Duane Andrews was conditionally allocated 261,473 Ordinary Shares. This represents the maximum potential award possible if all criteria are met at the end of the four year performance period (116,210 of the Ordinary Shares allocated are only conditional on continued service). The allocation price for calculating the number of shares was £1.74, being the middle market quotation on 26 July 2007. The percentage of the allocation eventually to vest is dependant on the satisfaction of performance criteria or continued service (as applicable). 30% of the allocation will vest on the second anniversary of the allocation date, a further 30% of the allocation will vest on the third anniversary of the allocation date and the remaining 40% of the allocation will vest on the fourth anniversary of the allocation date, in each case subject to the satisfaction of the performance criteria or continued service (as applicable). 5. Current Share Interests Following the SOS grant, the PSP allocation, the stock allocation and the SAP allocation, as at 28 August 2007 the Executive Directors and other PDMRs retain an interest in the share capital of the Company as follows. Aggregate number Share PSP - Share SAP - of Ordinary Shares Option conditional Allocation - conditional held beneficially Scheme on conditional allocation (against all performance on continued accounts) service Executive Directors Graham Love 7,829,957 100,575 Doug Webb 619,574 245,192* 90,517 PDMRs Duane Andrews 503,530** 261,473 Clive Richardson 86,207 46,875 * Pursuant to a grant of options under the SOS on 23 February 2006. ** Of these, 271,109 Ordinary Shares were granted under the SOS on 7 December 2006. 28 August 2007 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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