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<strong>Meridian</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Limited — Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)<br />

7. Equity (continued)<br />

Exercise Price<br />

2008<br />

Number<br />

Issued<br />

2008<br />

Number<br />

Forfeited<br />

2008<br />

Number<br />

Vested<br />

2008<br />

Vested Value<br />

$ 000<br />

2007<br />

Number<br />

Issued<br />

2007<br />

Number<br />

Forfeited<br />

2007<br />

Number<br />

Vested<br />

2007<br />

Vested Value<br />

$’000<br />

$750 1,226 389 837 - 5,668 389 5,279 -<br />

$1 2,563 - 2,563 - 2,563 - 2,563 -<br />

$366.83 14,115 - 6,765 981 - - - -<br />

17,904 389 10,165 981 8,231 389 7,842 -<br />

The $750 options are all fully vested with the exception of 389 options where the employees resigned before their entitlement had fully vested.<br />

Under the terms of the option agreements these non vested options have now been forfeited. The final exercise date for all of the $750 options<br />

is 31 December 2009.<br />

The $1 options are all fully vested with a final exercise date of 31 December 2009.<br />

On 31 March 2008, the holders of 4,362 fully vested $750 options and 4,805 rights to $750 options who were at that date all members of staff forfeited<br />

those options and rights to options. Whisper Tech Limited then issued those holders 6,765 fully vested options at an exercise price of $366.83.<br />

On this date Whisper Tech Limited also issued 7,350 $366.83 options to existing staff. All these options vest in three equal tranches with 5,550 options<br />

becoming fully vested by 1 July 2010 and the remaining 1,800 options becoming fully vested by 31 March 2011.<br />

NZ IFRS 1 grants an exemption from valuing options that were granted on or before 7 November 2002. <strong>Meridian</strong> has chosen to take this exemption in<br />

relation to its $750 and $1 options. No vesting of these options occurred during the year ended 30 June 2008 and the comparative year.<br />

Number of Options Vested<br />

2008<br />

$750<br />

Options<br />

2008<br />

$1<br />

Options<br />

2008<br />

$366.83<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$750<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$1<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$366.83<br />

Options<br />

Opening Balance 5,279 2,563 - 5,585 2,563 -<br />

New Fully Vested Options created - - 6,765 - - -<br />

Options Forfeited 31 March 2008 (4,362) - - - - -<br />

Options Forfeited prior years (80) - - (389) - -<br />

Options Vested - - - 83 - -<br />

Closing Balance 837 2,563 6,765 5,279 2,563 -<br />

The weighted average exercise price of options vested at 30 June 2008 is $96.24.<br />

Number of Options Still Subject To Vesting<br />

2008<br />

$750<br />

Options<br />

2008<br />

$1<br />

Options<br />

2008<br />

$366.83<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$750<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$1<br />

Options<br />

2007<br />

$366.83<br />

Options<br />

Opening Option Balance 5,279 2,563 - 5,668 2,563 -<br />

Created or Vested During Year - - 14,115 - - -<br />

Less Forfeited (4,442) - - (389) - -<br />

Less Fully Vested (837) (2,563) (6,765) (5,279) (2,563) -<br />

Subject to Future Vesting - - 7,350 - - -<br />

5,550 of these options become fully vested by 1 July 2010 and the remaining 1,800 options will be fully vested by 31 March 2011.<br />

8. Dividends<br />

Group & Parent<br />

2008<br />

$’000<br />

2007<br />

$’000<br />

2008<br />

Cents per<br />

Share<br />

2007<br />

Cents per<br />

Share<br />

2008 Interim Dividend Paid 235,888 - 14.74 -<br />

2007 Final Dividend Paid 62,009 - 3.88 -<br />

2007 Interim Dividend Paid - 67,893 - 4.24<br />

2006 Final Dividend Paid - 300,000 - 18.75<br />

297,897 367,893 18.62 22.99

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