Acta S.p.A. - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:00am EDT 

RNS Number:0232S
Acta S.p.A.
10 April 2008


10 April 2008

                          Acta S.p.A. (the "Company")

                           Director/PDMR Shareholding

Acta S.p.A. announces that on 9 April 2008, following the recommendation of the
Remuneration Committee, the Board approved the following grants of options over
the Ordinary Shares of the Company to the Directors pursuant to the 2008 Share
Option Scheme. These grants are all conditional upon approval by shareholders at
the next shareholders meeting, to be scheduled on or around 30 May 2008.

Name         Title             Number of options       Total number of options
                                         granted               following grant
Paolo Bert   Chief Executive             250.284                     1.370.192
             Officer
Toby         Chief Operating             159.395                       936.026
Woolrych     Officer
Paul Barritt Chief Financial             138.534                       295.521
             Officer
Robert       Non-Executive                48.487                       108.788
Drummond     Chairman
Fabio
Mastrangelo  Non-Executive                41.561                        68.767
             Director
Geoff        Non-Executive                34.634                        77.706
Bicknell     Director
Marco Casoni Non-Executive                34.634                        77.706
             Director

Details of the 2008 Share Option Scheme are as follows:

The exercise price of the options is 40p per share. Options will become
exercisable within four years following the announcement of a six month
statutory reporting period showing a profit ending no later than 31st December
2011.

If the options have not previously become exercisable, they will lapse on 31 May
2012 unless the Board, upon the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee,
reasonably considers that the Company has made significant progress in adding
shareholder value in the relevant period, in which circumstances the Board may
either allow the options to become exercisable or else extend the period in
which to achieve profitability. The flexibility given to the Board is consistent
with similar provisions in the 2006 and 2007 Share Option Schemes.

For further information please contact:

Acta S.p.A                                            Tel. + 44 (0) 20 7360 4900
Toby Woolrych

Smithfield Group                                      Tel. +44 (0) 20 7360 4900
George Hudson, Katie Hunt, Will Henderson

Numis as Nominated Advisor and Broker                 Tel. +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Jag Mundi, David Poutney, Alex Ham



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