5th Apr 2005 14:24
Liberty International PLC ("the Company")DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGSFollowing the exercise of options by certain employees including ExecutiveDirectors the Company has been advised today of the following: A. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS OF DIRECTORS 1. A Liberty International Executive Director, Mr J G Abel, has increased hisholding of Liberty International PLC ordinary shares by 2,735 shares to 132,523shares, representing 0.041% of the issued share capital.This increase in holding follows an exercise of options on 1 April 2005 over5,859 ordinary shares in Liberty International at an option price of 512p pershare. Immediately following the exercise, Mr Abel sold 3,124 ordinary sharesat a price of 962.8335p per share, in order to meet acquisition costs andincome tax liabilities.2. A Liberty International Executive Director, Mr R M Cable has increased hisholding of Liberty International PLC ordinary shares by 18,657 shares to 22,465shares, representing 0.007% of the issued share capital.This increase in holding follows an exercise of options on 1 April 2005 over74,141 ordinary shares in Liberty International at an option price of 512p pershare and 50,000 ordinary shares in Liberty International at an option price of545p per share. Immediately following the exercise, Mr Cable sold 105,484ordinary shares at a price of 962.8335p per share some of the proceeds of whichwere to meet acquisition costs and income tax liabilities. B. INTERESTS OF THE ESOP The shares required for option exercises by the directors mentioned above andother employees, were provided by transfers of shares from LI Share Plan(Jersey) Limited as trustee for the Liberty International PLC employee shareownership plan ("ESOP"). As Executive Directors of Liberty International PLCare potential beneficiaries of the ESOP, these changes are disclosable as achange in their interests.1 Name of company: LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC 2 Name of director: Mr J G Abel, Mr R M Cable, Mrs K E Chaldecott, Mr D A Fischel, Mr J I Saggers, and Mr A C Smith 3 Please state whether Non-beneficial interest of the notification indicates Directors. The Directors are that it is in respect of potential beneficiaries under the holding of the director employee share plan named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest: 4 Name of registered holder LI Share Plan (Jersey) Limited (s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified): 5 Please state whether N/A notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s): 6 Please state the nature of Transfer of shares to employees the transaction. For PEP following exercise of options transactions please indicate whether general/ single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary: 7 Shares transferred: Transaction No. of Price per date: shares: share: 01/04/05 117,135 545p 01/04/05 185,430 512p 302,565 8 Percentage of issued 0.094% class: 9 Class of security: Ordinary shares 10 Date company informed: 05/04/05 11 Total holding following 3,311,319 this notification: 12 Total percentage holding 1.029% of issued class following this notification: 13 Contact name for queries: Kerin Williams 020 7887 7108 14 Name of company official Kerin Williams responsible for making notification: Deputy Company Secretary Date of Notification: 05 April 2005ENDLiberty International plcRelated Shares:
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