Directors' Share Options
The market price of ordinary shares at 31 March 2011 was 1,707.73p (2010: 517.50p) and the range during the period was from 517.50p to 1,901.88p (2010: 301.25p to 517.50p).
Details of options for the directors who served during the year are as follows:
| Director | Date of
grant | 1 April
2010 | Granted | Exercised | 31 March
2011 | Option
price | Exercise
period |
| Lord Alli |
06/12/2000 |
1,579,657 |
— |
— |
1,579,657 |
12.67p |
2001–2014 |
| Peter Williams |
04/04/2006 |
100,000 |
— |
— |
100,000 |
94.5p |
2009–2016 |
| Nick Robertson |
30/07/2004 |
140,000 |
— |
— |
140,000 |
56.5p |
2006–2014 |
|
11/07/2005 |
500,000 |
— |
— |
500,000 |
57.5p |
2007–2015 |
|
04/07/2006 |
200,000 |
— |
— |
200,000 |
98.0p |
2008–2016 |
| Jon Kamaluddin |
10/08/2004 |
80,000 |
— |
(80,000) |
— |
43.5p |
2006–2014 |
|
11/07/2005 |
98,261 |
— |
(96,995) |
1,266 |
58.25p |
2007–2015 |
|
04/07/2006 |
121,000 |
— |
— |
121,000 |
98.0p |
2009–2016 |
Directors' Performance Share Plan
Details of performance share plans for the directors who served during the year are as follows
| Director | Date of
grant | 1 April
2010 | Granted | Exercised | 31 March
2011 | Option
price | Exercise
date |
| Nick Robertson |
10/07/2007 |
195,833 |
— |
(195,833) |
— |
nil |
10/07/2010 |
|
30/07/2008 |
61,635 |
— |
— |
61,635 |
nil |
30/07/2011 |
| Jon Kamaluddin |
10/07/2007 |
175,000 |
— |
(175,000) |
— |
nil |
10/07/2010 |
|
30/07/2008 |
41,823 |
— |
— |
41,823 |
nil |
30/07/2011 |
| Robert Bready |
10/07/2007 |
218,750 |
— |
(218,750) |
— |
nil |
10/07/2010 |
|
30/07/2008 |
48,427 |
— |
— |
48,427 |
nil |
30/07/2011 |
SAYE Plan
The Company purchased the following shares for directors under the SAYE plan:
| Director | Date of
grant | 1 April
2010 | Granted | Exercised | 31 March
2011 | Option
price | Exercised
period |
| Nick Robertson |
19/06/2008 |
3,319 |
— |
— |
3,319 |
283.2p |
06/2011–12/2011 |
| Nick Beighton |
18/12/2009 |
2,700 |
— |
— |
2,700 |
336.0p |
12/2012–06/2013 |
| Jon Kamaluddin |
19/06/2008 |
3,319 |
— |
— |
3,319 |
283.2p |
06/2011–12/2011 |
| Robert Bready |
19/06/2008 |
3,319 |
— |
— |
3,319 |
283.2p |
06/2011–12/2011 |