PureCircle Limited Options Granted To and Exercised by Directors (4399L)
July 04 2014 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPURE
RNS Number : 4399L
PureCircle Limited
04 July 2014
PURECIRCLE LIMITED
("PureCircle" or "the Company")
Options Granted To and Exercised by Directors
PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's largest producer and
marketer of high purity stevia ingredients provides an update of
new options granted to and exercised by certain directors, as well
as the transfer of 6,100 ordinary shares out from treasury on 4
July 2014 to satisfy the exercise of these options.
Options granted and exercised by certain Non-Executive
Directors' ("NEDs")
(a) 11,750 options have been granted in lieu of fees for the
period from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014. These options have an
exercise price of GBP6.04 per share, calculated based on 20 days
volume weighted average price ("VWAP") to 30 June 2014 and shall
vest on 1 January 2015; and
(b) 6,100 options previously issued in lieu of fees for the
period from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 were exercised on 3 July
2014 at the price of GBP4.78 per share (based on 20 day VWAP to 31
December 2013).
The interests held by the relevant NEDs following the above
movements in options are tabled below:-
Last notified Current movements Current interest
------------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------------
Director Shares held Options New options Options Options Shares currently
previously held previously granted exercised currently held
held
------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------------
Mr P Lai
(Non-Executive) 191,400 3,200 4,360 (3,200) 4,360 194,600
------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------------
Mr O Maes
(Non-Executive) 408,410 2,900 4,110 (2,900) 4,110 411,310
------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------------
Mr C Pratt
(Non-Executive) 686,916 Nil 3,280 Nil 3,280 686,916*
------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------------
Total 1,286,726 6,100 11,750 (6,100) 11,750 1,292,826
------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------------
* held indirectly through Apollo Operations Ltd
Shares issued upon option conversion were taken from treasury
shares. Following the said transfer, the total number of issued
ordinary shares in the Company is 164,866,294 of which 144,287 are
held as treasury shares. The number of voting rights in the Company
is 164,722,007. This figure should be used by shareholders as the
denominator in the calculation of their interest in the
Company.
The shares to be released from treasury have already been
admitted to trading on AIM and no further application is
necessary.
4 July 2014
For more information:
PureCircle Limited (www.purecircle.com)
Magomet Malsagov, CEO +603 2166 2206
William Mitchell, CFO +44 7974 005 163
RFC Ambrian Ltd (NOMAD) +61 8 9480 2500
Stephen Allen
NOTES TO EDITORS
PureCircle is the global leader in production and marketing of
high purity stevia ingredients. PureCircle leads the industry with
development of a vertically integrated, sustainable and natural
supply chain. Stevia is grown for PureCircle across South America,
Africa, Asia and the United States where it provides a sustainable
cash crop for farming communities. As part of the company's
proprietary Stevia 3.0 TM portfolio, PureCircle has developed a
broad range of ingredient solutions and has pioneered such
ingredients as Reb A, SG95, and breakthrough ingredients such as
PureCircle Alpha, Reb D, Reb M as well as PureCircle Flavors.
PureCircle also established joint venture partnerships with sugar
industry leaders to innovatively combine stevia and sugar for
natural sweetening solutions and locally support customers. These
global partnerships include Tereos PureCircle Solutions, with
Tereos and NPSweet A/S with Nordzucker, in Europe. As part of its
industry leadership, PureCircle pioneered the trust mark Stevia
PureCircle(R), which educates consumers about the benefits of
stevia and provides a strong base of trust for both consumers and
food and beverage companies alike. The company also founded The
Global Stevia Institute, (www.globalsteviainstitute.com ) the
leading resource for accurate, science-based information on stevia
led by a global advisory board of internationally recognized health
professionals. PureCircle's global headquarters are in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. PureCircle is listed on the London Stock Exchange
AiM market under the ticker symbol: PURE. For more information on
PureCircle, visit: www.purecircle.com.
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