27 June 2012
PayPoint plc
PayPoint plc announces that on 26 June 2012, in accordance with the rules of the PayPoint plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSB'), ordinary shares in the Company ('Bonus Shares') were released to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR') as detailed below. The Company did not meet the performance conditions of the DSB during the three year period since acquisition of the Bonus Shares and therefore the corresponding conditional share awards ('Matching Shares') have lapsed:
| Director | Bonus Shares Released | Matching Share Awards Lapsed | % of issued share capital |
| George Earle | 7,097 | 12,029 | 0.010 |
| Dominic Taylor | 9,241 | 15,663 | 0.014 |
| Tim Watkin-Rees | 6,035 | 10,228 | 0.009 |
| PDMR | Bonus Shares Released | Matching Share Awards Lapsed | % of issued share capital |
| Graham Bird | 557 | 943 | 0.001 |
| Michael Norton | 740 | 1,253 | 0.001 |
The Bonus Shares were acquired on 4 June 2009 at a price per share of £5.30 and were subject to a three year holding period. The closing price of ordinary shares in the Company on the day of release was £7.11.
Contact: Susan Court, Company Secretary, PayPoint plc, 01707 600300
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