Quarterly notification of Directors’ Interests
01 October 2018
Faroe Petroleum plc
("Faroe Petroleum" or the "Company")
Quarterly notification of Directors' Interests and conditional award of shares
Graham Stewart (Chief Executive), Jonathan Cooper (Chief Financial Officer) and Helge Hammer (Chief Operating Officer), have notified the Company that on 28 September 2018 they acquired the following ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('Partnership Shares') and have been awarded the following conditional shares ('Matching Shares') under the Faroe Petroleum Share Investment Plan (the "SIP") at a price of £1.678 each:
| Partnership Shares (no.) | Purchase price | Matching Shares (no.) | Purchase price | |
| Graham Stewart | 223 | £1.678 | 446 | £1.678 |
| Jonathan Cooper | 223 | £1.678 | 446 | £1.678 |
| Helge Hammer | 225 | £1.678 | 450 | £1.678 |
The SIP is open to all employees on the same terms where, for every share purchased by an employee the Company will match it with two matching shares. The matching shares are released at the end of a three year holding period (subject to the SIP rules) and the maximum amount that may be invested in Partnership Shares in any tax year is £1,500 per employee. Graham Stewart, Jonathan Cooper and Helge Hammer have committed to invest the maximum of £1,500/year, with four scheduled quarterly investments of £375 each (noting that Mr Hammer, being resident in Norway, has committed to the SIP in Norwegian Krona and as such the Sterling investment varies slightly from quarter to quarter).
At present, market purchase shares are being used to satisfy the matching shares.
Following this transaction the directors, and persons closely associated with them, hold the following ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company, together with options over the same (including matching shares) exercisable at nil cost.
| Name | No of Ordinary Shares of 10p each | No. of options over ordinary shares of 10p each |
| Graham Stewart* | 2,489,415 | 5,374,932 |
| Jonathan Cooper** | 656,164 | 3,029,249 |
| Helge Hammer*** | 1,320,519 | 3,297,368 |
| John Bentley | 172,270 | - |
| Katherine Roe | - | - |
| Roger Witts | 109,180 | - |
| Jorunn Saetre | 28,571 | - |
| Brent Cheshire | 15,000 | - |
* shareholding includes 1,116 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 02.07.18 and 01.10.18 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. The testing of the 2015 FPIP Award resulted in an increase in the options total of 21,781.
** shareholding includes 1,116 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 02.07.18 and 01.10.18 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. The testing of the 2015 FPIP Award resulted in an increase in the options total of 11,766.
*** shareholding includes 1,036 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares between 02.07.18 and 01.10.18 with an equal and opposite movement in the options total. The testing of the 2015 FPIP Award resulted in an increase in the options total of 12,975.
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For further information please contact:
| Faroe Petroleum plc Graham Stewart, CEO | Tel: +44 1224 650 920 |
| Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Callum Stewart /Nicholas Rhodes / Ashton Clanfield | Tel: +44 207 710 7600 |
| BMO Capital Markets Tom Rider / Jeremy Low/Tom Hughes | Tel: +44 207 236 1010 |
| FTI Consulting Ben Brewerton/ Emerson Clarke | Tel: +44 207 831 3113 |
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