1st Jun 2005 14:16
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC01 June 2005 The Company was notified on 31 May 2005 by Halifax plc, the provider of the allemployee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases in theCompany's ordinary shares:- a. that 26,328 shares were purchased at £9.845 using participating employees' gross salary ('Partnership Shares'). b. that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and purchased a further 1,765 shares at £9.845 ('Matching Shares') to add to the 15,430 shares previously unallocated. The Company gives employees 1 Matching Share for each Partnership Share bought by them up to a maximum of 5 Matching Shares per month. The 43,523 Partnership and Matching Shares were allocated to employees at £9.925 The purchase was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction withHalifax plc for the monthly purchase of Partnership and Matching Shares The interests of Executive directors of the Company in the transactions were asfollows: Directors Number of Number Percentage Total holding Total Partnership of of issued following percentage of Shares Matching class notification shares in Shares issue following notificationColin 13 5 0.000002% 21,687 0.003%HoodIan 13 5 0.000002% 64,616 0.008%MarchantAlistairPhillips-Davies 13 5 0.000002% 13,180 0.002%GregorAlexander 13 5 0.000002% 9,315 0.001% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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