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ZOO Zoo Digital Group Plc

36.50
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Zoo Digital Group Plc LSE:ZOO London Ordinary Share GB00B1FQDL10 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 36.50 36.00 37.00 36.50 36.50 36.50 502,012 07:30:13
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Computers & Software-whsl 90.26M 8.23M 0.0841 4.34 35.72M

Zoo Digital Group PLC Grant of Options (8195M)

02/08/2017 7:00am

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Zoo Digital Group PLC

02 August 2017

ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC

("ZOO", the "Group" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

Purchase of Ordinary Shares by the ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited

ZOO Digital Group plc, the provider of subtitling and digital distribution services for the global entertainment industry, announces that the Company has granted options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each (the "Ordinary Shares") in the Company (the "Options") to certain Directors and employees of the Company of which a proportion will replace certain options previously issued under the ZOO Digital Group plc EMI scheme and the ZOO Digital Group plc USA Unapproved scheme.

ZOO is granting these Options with the objective of attracting, motivating and retaining key staff over the long term, designed to incentivise delivery of the Company's growth objectives further to the significant progress the Company has made recently.

Stuart Green, Chief Executive Officer has been granted 175,000 Options, vesting in September 2017, which are exercisable at a price of 15.25 pence, subject to the average mid-market closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares having met or exceeded 20 pence per Ordinary Share for a period of at least three months immediately prior to exercise.

Gordon Doran, Commercial Director, has been granted 2,500,000 Options, of which 550,000 will vest in September 2017, and the remaining 1,950,000 will vest over the three years from issue with 40 per cent. vesting one year after issue, a further 30 per cent after two years and the balance after three years. The Options are exercisable at a price of 15.25 pence, subject to certain performance conditions related to Group profitability and subject to the average mid-market closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares having met or exceeded 20 pence per Ordinary Share for a period of at least three months immediately prior to exercise.

Helen Gilder, Chief Financial Officer, has been granted 1,500,000 options, of which 550,000 will vest in September 2017, and the remaining 950,000 will vest over the three years from issue with 40 per cent. vesting one year after issue, a further 30 per cent after two years and the balance after three years. The Options are exercisable at a price of 15.25 pence, subject to the average mid-market closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares having met or exceeded 20 pence per Ordinary Share for a period of at least three months immediately prior to exercise.

At the same time that this grant of Options was made, the Company has cancelled certain previous options granted to the Executive Directors in 2008, outlined below. Options have been granted to Directors and key management personnel to replace those options that have been cancelled. The 2008 options, which were fully vested and were without performance conditions, were due to lapse in September 2018 and therefore have been replaced by Options that will vest in September 2017, subject to certain performance conditions.

 
Director       Date of grant    Scheme                                        Number of options  Exercise price 
Stuart Green   September 2008   ZOO Digital Group plc EMI Scheme              175,000            15p 
Helen Gilder   September 2008   ZOO Digital Group plc EMI Scheme              450,000            15p 
Helen Gilder   October 2008     ZOO Digital Group plc EMI Scheme              100,000            15p 
Gordon Doran   September 2008   ZOO Digital Group plc USA Unapproved Scheme   450,000            15p 
Gordon Doran   October 2008     ZOO Digital Group plc USA Unapproved Scheme   100,000            15p 
 

The resultant holdings of options by Directors are set out below:

 
Director       No. of options  No. of Options  No of       Resultant 
                previously      granted         options     interest 
                held                            cancelled   in options 
Stuart 
 Green         325,000         175,000         175,000     325,000 
Helen Gilder   950,000         1,500,000       550,000     1,900,000 
Gordon 
 Doran         950,000         2,500,000       550,000     2,900,000 
Roger Jeynes   30,000          Nil             Nil         30,000 
 

A further 1,025,000 Options have been issued to other employees, vesting in instalments across three years. Of these Options 645,000 are exercisable subject to share price-related performance conditions.

All new Options have an exercise price of 15.25 pence, being the closing mid-price on 1 August 2017, being the latest practicable date prior to the grant, and will lapse on the tenth anniversary of grant.

As a result of this grant, the total number of options issued is 7,220,345, equivalent to 9.8 per cent. of the current issued share capital of the Company.

Purchase of Ordinary Shares by the ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited

The Company was notified on 1 August 2017 that on that date the ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited ("ZEST"), acquired 14,400 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company, representing 0.02 per cent of ZOO's issued share capital, at a price of 15.5 pence per share. These Ordinary Shares are to be held on trust for the purpose of satisfying future awards to beneficiaries of the Company's share incentive plans.

ZEST is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZOO, the purpose of which is to hold shares in ZOO for the benefit of the employees of the Group. The Company notes that, as Stuart Green and Helen Gilder are trustees of ZEST and are potential beneficiaries of ZEST, they are therefore treated as having an interest in the Ordinary Shares.

Following the above transaction, ZEST holds 156,021 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.2 per cent of the Company's total voting rights.

The below notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further details on the above transactions.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Stuart Green 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  CEO 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Zoo Digital Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              213800377KWAPKN5HX30 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where 
       transactions have been conducted 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                   Ordinary shares of 1p 
       the Financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00B1FQDL10 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Grant of Options 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         15.25p     175,000 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:          Single transaction as in 4 
        *    Aggregated volume          c) above Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         15.25p     175,000 
        *    Price                      ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          1 August 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     Off market transaction 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Gordon Doran 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Commercial Director 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Zoo Digital Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              213800377KWAPKN5HX30 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where 
       transactions have been conducted 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                   Ordinary shares of 1p 
       the Financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00B1FQDL10 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Grant of Options 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                         ---------  ---------- 
                                          15.25p     2,500,000 
                                         ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:          Single transaction as in 4 
        *    Aggregated volume          c) above Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         15.25p     2,500,000 
        *    Price                      ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          1 August 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     Off market transaction 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Helen Gilder 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Zoo Digital Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                              213800377KWAPKN5HX30 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where 
       transactions have been conducted 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                   Ordinary shares of 1p 
       the Financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00B1FQDL10 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                    Grant of Options 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and                       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                         ---------  ---------- 
                                          15.25p     1,500,000 
                                         ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information:               Single transaction as in 4 
        *    Aggregated volume               c) above Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                             ---------  ---------- 
                                              15.25p     1,500,000 
        *    Price                           ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction          1 August 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the                     Off market transaction 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                              ZOO Employee Share Trust Limited 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                   PCA with Stuart Green (Chief Executive 
                                          Officer) and Helen Gilder (Chief 
                                          Financial Officer) 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:    Initial notification 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                              ZOO Digital Group plc 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                               213800377KWAPKN5HX30 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial       Ordinary shares of 1p 
       instrument, type of instrument:    GB00B1FQDL10 
       Identification code: 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:         Purchase of shares 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           ---------  ---------- 
                                            15.5p      14,400 
                                           ---------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:            Single transaction as in 4 c) 
        *    Aggregated volume:           above Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                          ---------  ---------- 
                                           15.5p      14,400 
        *    Price:                       ---------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:           1 August 2017 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:          Off market transaction 
---  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 

For further enquiries please contact:

 
 ZOO Digital Group plc                0114 241 3700 
 Stuart Green - Chief Executive 
  Officer 
 Helen Gilder - Chief Finance 
  Officer 
 
   FinnCap                              020 7220 0500 
 Henrik Persson / Emily Watts 
  / Alex Price (corporate finance) 
  Camille Gochez (corporate 
  broking) 
 Alma PR                              020 8004 4218 
 Josh Royston / Hilary Buchanan 
 

About ZOO Digital Group plc:

ZOO Digital is a provider of services allowing quality TV and movie content to be subtitled in any language and prepared for sale with all major online retailers. ZOO's clients are some of the best-known brands in the world including major Hollywood studios, global broadcasters and independent distributors.

ZOO's point of difference in the marketplace is its development and use of innovative cloud technology. This ensures that content is subtitled in any language and delivered to all the major online platforms such as Amazon, iTunes, Google and Hulu with reduced time to market, higher quality and lower costs. ZOO's agile, cloud-based business model enables clients to respond to market trends, scale easily with business growth and capitalise on new routes to market in the fast moving and evolving digital industry.

ZOO operates from the entertainment hubs of Los Angeles and London with a development and production centre in Sheffield. Its full-service proposition includes digital distribution, subtitling & captioning, metadata creation & localisation, dubbing, artwork localisation, workflow and asset management.

www.zoodigital.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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