6th Jan 2005 13:13
Premier Oil PLC06 January 2005 Premier Oil plc 6 January, 2005 DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has been informed that the trustees of the Premier Oil EmployeeBenefit Trust have today released shares in respect of options granted by Mr C JA Jamieson. The trustees released a total of 828,229 shares to satisfy 828,229 optionsexercised by Mr Jamieson. The trustees also purchased 1,167,369 shares at a price of 516 .20 pence pershare. Following these transactions, the trustees hold 700,000 shares, representing0.8408 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, which can beused to meet future options as they are exercised. The executive directors areall deemed to have an interest in all of the shares held in the trust. For further information contact: Stephen Huddle, Company Secretary, Premier OilPLC on 020 7730 1111. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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