Award of shares under the Share Incentive Plan

19 Jan 2010 16:54



Cyril Sweett Group plc (the "Company")

19 January 2010

Award of shares under the Share Incentive Plan

The Company announces that it has received notification on 18 January 2010 following the quarterly accumulation period which ended on 31 December 2009, that Capita IRG Trustees Limited, trustee of the HMRC approved Cyril Sweett All Employee Share Ownership Plan ("SIP') awarded 360,663 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to participants in the plan on 18 January 2010.

The SIP is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees of the Company and participating subsidiaries, which holds Ordinary Shares acquired and/or awarded under the partnership, matching free and dividend shares sections of the plan. During the last quarterly accumulation period, eligible participating employees contribute funds to purchase partnership shares which are matched on a four for five basis. Dividends in respect of shares held by the SIP are re-invested to purchase dividend shares.

Following the quarterly appropriation Capita IRG Trustees Limited holds 10,355,476 Ordinary Shares.

Directors in the Company who are beneficiaries of the SIP and their respective beneficial holdings in the Company, before and after this quarterly appropriation, are as follows:

At the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consists of 57,582,328 Ordinary shares with voting rights and the Company holds no Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

For further information, call:

Cyril Sweett Group plc 0207 061 9053

Francesca Wilson, Company Secretary

Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking 0845 270 8610

Andrew Kitchingman

Sean Wyndham-Quin

ENDS