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Grant of Share Options
15th January 2009
Ideal Shopping Direct Limited announces that on 15 January 2009, Mike Hancox, Chief Executive Officer of the Company was granted options over ordinary shares of 3p each in the Company under the Company’s Unapproved Share Option Scheme 2000, as detailed below.
| Tranche | Number of shares | Exercise price per share | Exercise period |
| 1 | 833,333 | 34p | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2009 |
| 2 | 833,333 | 34p | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2010 |
| 3 | 833,333 | 34p | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2011 |
The above options vest subject to specific performance conditions. Following this grant of options Mr Hancox holds options over a total of 2,500,000 ordinary shares of 3p each in the Company under the Company’s Unapproved Share Option Scheme 2000.
In addition, the Board has committed to Ian Jebson, who as announced on 10 December 2008 is due to join the Company on 1 March 2009 as Finance Director, that as soon as possible after taking up his post Mr Jebson will be granted the following options over ordinary shares of 3p each in the Company under the Company’s Unapproved Share Option Scheme 2000. This is expected to take place after the Company comes out of its close period following its preliminary results announcement on 26 March 2009.
| Tranche | Number of shares | Exercise price per share | Exercise period |
| 1 | 166,666 | Mid market closing price on the date prior to grant | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2009 |
| 2 | 166,667 | Mid market closing price on the date prior to grant | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2010 |
| 3 | 166,667 | Mid market closing price on the date prior to grant | 2 years from date of announcement of Company’s results for 2011 |
The above options vest subject to specific performance conditions. Following this grant of options Mr Jebson will hold options over a total of 500,000 ordinary shares of 3p each in the Company under the Company’s Unapproved Share Option Scheme 2000.
- For further information please contact:
- David Williams- Ideal Shopping Direct 020 7466 5000
- Michael Meade, Oliver Cardigan – Nominated Adviser
- Mark Lander – Corporate Broking 020 7260 1000
- Numis Securities
- Richard Darby, Miranda Higham
- Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000
