Coats Regulatory News (COA)

11 Apr 2008 10:06

Guinness Peat Group PLC11 April 2008 GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC Guinness Peat Group ("GPG") announces the grant of options to its directors on10 April 2008 in accordance with its 2002 Executive Share Option Scheme over theordinary 5p shares of GPG ("GPG Shares") at an exercise price of 65.5 pence andexercisable between 10 April 2011 and 10 April 2018 as follows: Sir Ron Brierley 150,000 optionsGraeme Cureton 1,000,000 optionsTony Gibbs 1,000,000 optionsBlake Nixon 1,000,000 optionsGary Weiss 1,000,000 options Following this grant these directors will hold options over GPG Shares asfollows: Aggregate no. Exercise prices Exercisable of Options between (pence) between dates Sir Ron Brierley 2,912,810 22.9 - 74.2 17/10/2004 - 10/04/2018Graeme Cureton 13,448,990 22.6 - 74.2 22/03/2002 - 10/04/2018Tony Gibbs 13,796,449 22.6 - 74.2 22/03/2002 - 10/04/2018Blake Nixon 13,089,064 22.6 - 74.2 22/03/2002 - 10/04/2018Gary Weiss 14,508,121 22.6 - 74.2 22/03/2002 - 10/04/2018 These directors currently also hold the following interests in the shares of GPGand/or its quoted subsidiary companies: Interests in the ordinary shares of Guinness Peat Group plc Sir Ron Brierley 40,498,983Graeme Cureton 3,126,541Tony Gibbs 5,639,945Blake Nixon 10,516,284Gary Weiss 13,872,834 Interests in Capral Aluminium Ltd (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange) Ordinary Shares Convertible Unsecured Notes Graeme Cureton 175,000 371Gary Weiss 93,255 241 Interests in the ordinary shares of Turners and Growers Ltd (listed on the NewZealand Stock Exchange) Tony Gibbs 72,086 Richard Russell Company Secretary Guinness Peat Group plc Tel: +44 207 484 3370 11 April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange