Ice Group ASA – New share option program
Oslo, 24 February 2020: The Board of Directors of Ice Group ASA (the "Company") has approved a new long-term incentive (LTI) program aimed to align the interests of the participating employees with those of the Company's shareholders. The program is discretionary, and participants are invited on an annual basis.
The total number of options granted in this year’s program is 2,800,000 where each option will give the holder the right to acquire one Ice Group ASA share. The options are granted with 800,000 options to CEO, 250,000 options to each other member of the executive management team and up to 250,000 options in total to other key employees. The program includes a cap on profit equal to 5x annual salary per employee.
The strike price of the options is NOK 25. The options will have a vesting period of four years, with 25% of the options vesting each year and first vesting one year after the grant date. Two exercise periods per year will be set by the Company. The options will expire 7 years after the grant date.
After these grants, the members of the management team in the Company has the following holdings in the Company’s shares and bonds:
Name |
Position |
Shares |
Options |
Eivind Helgaker |
Chief Executive Officer |
152,476 |
1,345,000 |
Henning Karlsrud |
Chief Financial Officer |
25,000 |
300,000 |
Shiraz Abid |
Chief Commercial Officer |
3,292 |
400,000 |
Hans Heggenhaugen |
Chief Product Officer |
6,000 |
285,000 |
Jan-Erik Hvidsten |
Chief Technology Officer |
- |
250,000 |
Reynir Johannesson |
Communications Director |
- |
250,000 |
Cathrine Wiig Ore |
General Counsel |
- |
250,000 |
Martin Westersø |
Chief of Staff |
15,194 |
365,000 |
Contact:
Henning Karlsrud, CFO, tel: +47 930 45 389, email: henning.karlsrud@icegroup.com
About Ice Group ASA
Ice Group is a telecommunications company with nationwide networks in Norway and Denmark. In Norway, the company operates a pure 4G mobile network, providing smartphone, m2m, IoT and mobile broadband services to B2C and B2B customers. Ice Group also offers mobile broadband, m2m and IoT services in Denmark through its own network. For more information, see www.icegroup.com.