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ITM Power PLC

14 August 2018

14 August 2018

ITM Power Plc

("ITM Power" or the "Company")

Award of Options

ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel group, announces that the Remuneration Committee of the Company has approved the awards of options over ordinary shares of par value GBP0.05 each in the capital of the Company to the Executive Directors as follows:

 
                                      Options    Existing 
 Director       Position              granted     options   Total options 
-------------  ------------------  ----------  ----------  -------------- 
 Dr G Cooley    CEO                 3,000,000   3,000,000       6,000,000 
 Dr S Bourne    CTO                 1,750,000     950,000       2,700,000 
 Dr R Smith     Director            1,250,000     100,000       1,350,000 
 Mr A Allen     Finance Director    1,000,000      50,000       1,050,000 
 

All options are being issued with an exercise price of 30p, being the mid closing price on the day of announcement of the final results. Options vest in thirds on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant award and have a ten year expiry from when the options were granted.

The Executive Directors currently have the following interests in ordinary shares in addition to the options set out above:

 
                                                          % of issued 
 Director       Position            Number of shares    share capital 
-------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 Dr G Cooley    CEO                        1,062,726            0.33% 
 Dr S Bourne    CTO                          326,830            0.10% 
 Dr R Smith     Director                      80,886            0.02% 
 Mr A Allen     Finance Director                 Nil            0.00% 
 

For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact:

 
ITM Power plc 
 Graham Cooley, CEO                             +44 (0)114 244 5111 
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and 
 Broker) 
 Jeremy Ellis / Chris Sim / Alexander Ruffman   +44 (0)20 7597 5970 
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) 
 Simon Hudson / Nick Elwes / Barney Hayward     +44 (0)20 7920 3150 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Dr G Cooley 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     CEO 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification                Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                ITM Power plc 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 21380042MB2JKZ6RRP12 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
       each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the                  Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.05 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
 
      Identification code                 GB00B0130H42 
 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Grant of Options 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) - 30p 
                                             Volume(s) - 3,000,000 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
      - Aggregated volume 
                                          n/a 
      - Price 
 
 e)   Date of the transaction             14 August 2018 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Dr S Bourne 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     CTO 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification                Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                ITM Power plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 21380042MB2JKZ6RRP12 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
       each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the                  Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.05p 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
 
      Identification code                 GB00B0130H42 
 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Grant of Options 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) - 30p 
                                             Volume(s) - 1,750,000 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
      - Aggregated volume 
                                          n/a 
      - Price 
 
 e)   Date of the transaction             14 August 2018 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Dr R Smith 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     Executive Director 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification                Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                ITM Power plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 21380042MB2JKZ6RRP12 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
       each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the                  Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.05p 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
 
      Identification code                 GB00B0130H42 
 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Grant of Options 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) - 30p 
                                             Volume(s) - 1,250,000 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
      - Aggregated volume 
                                          n/a 
      - Price 
 
 e)   Date of the transaction             14 August 2018 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Mr A Allen 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     Finance Director 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification                Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                ITM Power plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 21380042MB2JKZ6RRP12 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
       each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the                  Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.05p 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
 
      Identification code                 GB00B0130H42 
 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Grant of Options 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) - 30p 
                                             Volume(s) - 1,000,000 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
      - Aggregated volume 
                                          n/a 
      - Price 
 
 e)   Date of the transaction             14 August 2018 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 

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