Applegreen PLC New Employee Share Option Scheme (1091K)
December 24 2015 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 1091K
Applegreen PLC
24 December 2015
Applegreen plc
("Applegreen" or the "Company")
New Employee Share Option Scheme
Dublin, London, 24 December 2015:
The Company has been informed of the establishment on 22
December 2015 of a new share option scheme (the "Scheme") through
which Bob Etchingham and Joe Barrett, CEO and COO of Applegreen,
are awarding certain long standing employees of the Company options
over ordinary shares of EUR0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") currently held by B&J Holdings Limited ("B&J"), a
company owned and controlled by them. In total 600,000 options over
Ordinary Shares (the "Options) currently held by B&J will be
awarded under the Scheme, which represents approximately 0.75 per
cent. of the current issued share capital of the Company. This
follows on from a payment, funded by B&J, of one month's salary
to reward long standing employees of the Company in August of this
year. Together these initiatives funded by the major shareholder
are designed to reward the contribution of employees to the
development of the business and to facilitate their ownership in
the business.
The Options will be exercisable in two years following their
grant for a period of five years at an exercise price of EUR2.00.
The Scheme will be effected through the establishment of a trust
(the "Trust"). In order to satisfy the exercise of the Options, on
23 December 2015 the Trust acquired 600,000 Ordinary Shares from
B&J at EUR2.00 per Ordinary Share (the "Acquisition"). The
consideration for Acquisition will be deferred until such time as
the Options are exercised. Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited,
Shore Capital & Corporate Limited and Goodbody Stockbrokers
have given consent for the Acquisition as required under the
lock-in deed dated 16 June 2015 which was entered into by B&J
in connection with the Company's admission to trading on AIM and
ESM.
The award of the Options will have no cash impact on the Company
nor will it result in any reduction in Shareholders equity.
However, the award falls fully within the scope of IFRS 2 as an
equity settled share based payment and therefore will be recorded
as an expense in the group income statement over the vesting
period.
Following the Acquisition, B&J holds 54,136,842 Ordinary
Shares representing approximately 67.99% of the current issued
share capital of the Company.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Applegreen
Bob Etchingham, CEO / Paul Lynch +353 (0) 1 512
CFO 4800
Drury Porter Novelli (Irish
media) +353 (0) 1 260
Paddy Hughes 5000
Powerscourt (UK and international
media)
Lisa Kavanagh +44 (0) 20 7250
Simon Compton 1446
Shore Capital
Stephane Auton +44 (0) 20 7408
Patrick Castle 4090
Goodbody
Simon Howley +353 (0) 1 667
Siobhan Wall 0420
About Applegreen
Established in 1992, Applegreen is a major petrol forecourt
retailer in the Republic of Ireland with a significant and growing
presence in the United Kingdom, and small presence in the US. The
business employs c. 2,600 people, and operates 175 forecourt sites
across the UK, Ireland and the US.
Applegreen is the number one motorway service area operator in
the Republic of Ireland where it has a motor fuel market share of
c.12%. The Group operates a distinctive retail led business model
focused on offering "low fuel prices always" to drive footfall to
its sites and aims to provide a premium food and hot beverage
offering in all its sites.
Applegreen has a number of strategic partnerships with
international brands including Burger King, Subway, Costa Coffee,
Greggs, Lavazza and Chopstix. The business also has its own food
offer through the aCafe and Bakewell café brands.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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