Grant of options

Zoo Digital Group PLC 31 August 2007 ZOO Digital Group plc (the 'Company') Grant of options The Board of ZOO Digital Group plc announces that on 31 August 2007 the Board granted in total 2,265,416 options to its employees, all of which are capable of being exercised at an exercise price of 26.5 pence per share, of which the following were granted to the following directors: Director No. of Percentage of options issued share granted capital Dr Christopher Honeyborne (Chairman) 30,000 0.17% Dr Stuart Green (Chief Executive Officer) 175,000 0.98% Helen Gilder (Group Finance Director) 450,000 2.51% Ian Stewart (Non-Executive Director) 30,000 0.17% Total 685,000 3.83% All options granted to the aforementioned directors and those granted to senior managers are subject to the following performance criteria: 40 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market Price of £0.75 per share or above has been achieved and maintained for a continuous period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. A further 30 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market Price of £1.25 per Share or above has been achieved and maintained for a continuous period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the second anniversary of the Date of Grant. The final 30 per cent. of the Options may be exercised provided that a Market Price of £1.75 per Share or above has been achieved and maintained for a continuous period of 1 calendar month ending not earlier than the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. The Board of ZOO Digital Group plc also announces that, on 31 August 2007, the trustees of the ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited (the 'ZEST') transferred 40,781 ordinary shares in the Company to the trustees of the ZOO Digital Group plc, Inland Revenue approved, Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') for appropriation to employees of the ZOO group of companies under the terms of the Plan which is an all-employee scheme as dictated by the Inland Revenue rules. The share transfer included the award of ordinary shares to executive directors of the Company. Stuart Green (Chief Executive Officer) and Helen Gilder (Group Finance Director) have each been awarded, at nil cost, 1,200 ordinary shares under the terms of the Plan. For further enquiries please contact: ZOO Digital Group plc Tel: 0114 241 3700 Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer Helen Gilder - Group Finance Director KBC Peel Hunt Ltd Tel: 020 7418 8900 Richard Kauffer/James Bryce Weber Shandwick Financial Tel: 020 7067 0700 Nick Dibden/Charlie Hooper Notes to Editors About ZOO Digital Group plc ZOO is an innovative software solutions company that helps video publishers and rights owners maximise revenues and profits by exploiting their content across multiple platforms, languages and territories. ZOO has a portfolio of over 60 patents (granted or pending) and a depth of knowledge in digital media processes which has few rivals. ZOO's key products include: Interactive DVD software - world leading tool for creating interactive DVDs. Most of the interactive titles played on any household DVD player are made with ZOO's software. Notable titles include 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?', 'Question of Sport' and 'Madagascar - Animal Trivia Game'. Multi-language production software - technology to 'localise' text that appears in digital media. This software automates the localisation process for video publishers. Previously, highly-skilled technicians were required to manipulate graphical data. Now, with ZOO's software, text that needs translation is extracted and replaced with corresponding translations - reducing time, errors and labour costs. Template Authoring System (TAS) - technology to automate the production of linear (movies & TV shows) digital media. With this automation comes a significant reduction in time-to-value for the intellectual property, as well as radically changing the economies of publishing back catalogues. TAS has been designed to accommodate current and future video-based technologies. By defining templates for different platforms, alternative versions of the titles - such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be quickly and easily created using the same system but different asset data. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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