WENTWORTH RESOURCES PLC ("Wentworth" or the "Company")
Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") Awards
Wentworth, the (WEN.L) listed independent, East Africa-focused oil & gas company, is pleased to make the following announcement.
On 10 June 2019 an award under the Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") was made to Richard Tainton as set out below.
Name
Role
LTIP award
Vesting date
Total options following the Grant
Richard Tainton
Country Manager
495,422
13 March 2022
1,195,422
The awards are subject to a three-year performance period which runs from 14 March 2019 to 13 March 2022 (the "Performance Period"). The awards are further subject to claw back and malus provisions.
The performance condition for the awards is share price growth over the Performance Period, with 25% of the award vesting if the Company`s share price at the end of the Performance Period has increased by an 8% compounded annual growth rate, and 100% of the award vesting if the share price has increased by a 16% compound annual growth rate. Should the share price increase between 8% and 16%, awards will vest on a linear sliding scale between 25% and 100%.
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About Wentworth Resources
Wentworth Resources is a publicly traded (WEN.L), independent oil & gas company with natural gas production, exploration and appraisal opportunities in the Rovuma Delta Basin of coastal southern Tanzania.
Inside Information
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The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management`s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made in light of management`s experience, current conditions and expected future development in the areas in which Wentworth is currently active and other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Wentworth undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predicted outcome will not occur, including some of which are beyond Wentworth`s control. These assumptions and risks include, but are not limited to: the risks associated with the oil and gas industry in general such as operational risks in exploration, development and production, delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, the imprecision of resource and reserve estimates, assumptions regarding the timing and costs relating to production and development as well as the availability and price of labour and equipment, volatility of and assumptions regarding commodity prices and exchange rates, marketing and transportation risks, environmental risks, competition, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources and changes in applicable law. Additionally, there are economic, political, social and other risks inherent in carrying on business in Tanzania. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could vary or differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Wentworth Resources Plc via GlobeNewswire HUG#2245931
