RNS Number : 7006U ITV PLC 02 January 2013  

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2 January 2013

Archie Norman - release of share award

Following an award of 1.2m Shares made in March 2010, on 31 December 2012 the final tranche of 400,000 Shares was released to Archie Norman as detailed below. 

Date of award % of award being released No. of Shares being released

No. of Shares still subject to the award

No. of Shares sold for income tax, NICs & associated costs

No. of Shares retained

17 March 2010

33%

400,000

0

 208,417

191,583

The Trustee sold sufficient Shares at 105.22 pence per share to satisfy income tax, national insurance liabilities and associated costs. 

Following the event Archie Norman's interest in shares was as follows:

Total holding after the event Percentage of issued share capital

1,163,167

0.0297

Non-executive directors - quarterly share purchase

On 31 December 2012, the non-executive directors of ITV plc acquired the following Shares at a price of 105 pence per share under the terms of a Trading Plan as shown below. 

Name

Number of Shares acquired

Total holding after event

Percentage of issued share capital

Mike Clasper

2,649

100,363

0.0026

Andy Haste

2,154

78,058

0.0019

Lucy Neville-Rolfe

1,585

22,154

0.0005

John Ormerod

2,365

122,788

0.0031

This represents an acquisition of shares under an arrangement by which these non-executive directors agreed to use 25% of their annual fees, after statutory deductions and associated costs, to acquire shares in the Company on a quarterly basis. 

The Shares will be held in individual nominee accounts, and released to the directors when they step down from the Board of ITV plc.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations

Pippa Foulds                             020 7157 6555 or 07778 031097

Media Relations

Mary Fagan                               020 7157 3965 or 07736 786448

Mike Large                                020 7157 3021 or 07768 261528

Caroline Cook                            0207 157 3709 or 07799 071509

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