DIRECTOR’S SHAREHOLDING

The Company announces that it has granted the following Director share options under the 2005 Share Option Plan.

  • Name: PE Doona – Number of options granted: 4,500,000
  • Exercise price per share: 10.4p
  • Exercise period: 30 March 2008 to 30 March 2015

The exercise price of 10.4 pence per share is the average closing share price on the five business days before the options were granted by the Remuneration Committee, being 30 March 2005.

Mr Doona has also been granted the following options which remain outstanding.

  • Name of Scheme: 2000 Share Option Plan
  • Number of options granted: 777,914
  • Exercise price per share: 12p
  • Exercise period: 20 December 2005 to 20 December 2012M
  • Name of Scheme: 2000 USA Share Option Plan
  • Number of options granted: 777,913
  • Exercise price per share: 10p
  • Exercise period: 23 December 2003 to 23 December 2012
  • Name of Scheme: 2000 USA Share Option Plan
  • Number of options granted: 777,913
  • Exercise price per share: 10p
  • Exercise period: 23 December
  • 2004 to 23 December 2012

In addition to these options, Mr Doona is also beneficially interested in 320,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each, representing 0.2 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital.