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F1Order repealed (prosp.) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1284(2), 1295, 1300(2), Sch. 16 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual Articles (with savings (with adaptations) by Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Saving and Commencement Nos. 3 and 5 (Amendment)) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/674), arts. 2(3), {4}, Sch. 2) and subject to amendments (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b)(2), Sch. 1 paras. 135, 147, 148 {Sch. 2 Note 1} (with arts. 6, 11, 12) and subject to amendments (6.4.2008) by S.R. 2008/133, {regs. 2, 3}
7.—(1) The directors' remuneration report shall contain, in respect of each person who has served as a director of the company at any time in the relevant financial year, the information specified in paragraph 8.
(2) Sub‐paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 9.
(3) The information specified in sub‐paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 8 shall be presented in tabular form in the report.
(4) In paragraph 8 “share option”, in relation to a person, means a share option granted in respect of qualifying services of the person.
8. The information required by sub‐paragraph (1) of paragraph 7 in respect of such a person as is mentioned in that sub-paragraph is—
(a) the number of shares that are subject to a share option—
(i)at the beginning of the relevant financial year or, if later, on the date of the appointment of the person as a director of the company, and
(ii)at the end of the relevant financial year or, if earlier, on the cessation of the person's appointment as a director of the company,
in each case differentiating between share options having different terms and conditions;
(b) information identifying those share options that have been awarded in the relevant financial year, those that have been exercised in that year, those that in that year have expired unexercised and those whose terms and conditions have been varied in that year;
(c) for each share option that is unexpired at any time in the relevant financial year—
(i)the price paid, if any, for its award,
(ii)the exercise price,
(iii)the date from which the option may be exercised, and
(iv)the date on which the option expires;
(d) a description of any variation made in the relevant financial year in the terms and conditions of a share option;
(e) a summary of any performance criteria upon which the award or exercise of a share option is conditional, including a description of any variation made in such performance criteria during the relevant financial year;
(f) for each share option that has been exercised during the relevant financial year, the market price of the shares, in relation to which it is exercised, at the time of exercise; and
(g) for each share option that is unexpired at the end of the relevant financial year—
(i)the market price at the end of that year, and
(ii)the highest and lowest market prices during that year,
of each share that is subject to the option.
9.—(1) If, in the opinion of the directors of the company, disclosure in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 would result in a disclosure of excessive length then, (subject to sub‐paragraphs (2) and (3))—
(a)information disclosed for a person under paragraph 8(a) need not differentiate between share options having different terms and conditions;
(b)for the purposes of disclosure in respect of a person under paragraph 8(c)(i) and (ii) and (g), share options may be aggregated and (instead of disclosing prices for each share option) disclosure may be made of weighted average prices of aggregations of share options;
(c)for the purposes of disclosure in respect of a person under paragraph 8(c)(iii) and (iv), share options may be aggregated and (instead of disclosing dates for each share option) disclosure may be made of ranges of dates for aggregation of share options.
(2) Sub‐paragraph (1)(b) and (c) does not permit the aggregation of—
(a)share options in respect of shares whose market price at the end of the relevant financial year is below the option exercise price, with
(b)share options in respect of shares whose market price at the end of the relevant financial year is equal to, or exceeds, the option exercise price.
(3) Sub‐paragraph (1) does not apply (and accordingly, full disclosure must be made in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8) in respect of share options that during the relevant financial year have been awarded or exercised or had their terms and conditions varied.
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