7th Mar 2005 16:08
Hilton Group PLC07 March 2005 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING VESTING OF AWARDS UNDER THE HILTON GROUPEXECUTIVE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN HILTON GROUP PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT: - ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH OF THE COMPANY ("SHARES") AND OPTIONSOVER SHARES AWARDED UNDER THE HILTON GROUP EXECUTIVE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN ("THEPLAN") IN 2003 AS PART OF THE BONUSES DUE IN RESPECT OF THE 2002 FINANCIAL YEARTO EMPLOYEES OF COMPANIES IN THE HILTON GROUP OF COMPANIES ("2003 AWARDS") HAVETODAY VESTED FOR THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AS FOLLOWS: NAME NO. OF SHARES/OPTIONS VESTED C BELL 59,716D M C MICHELS 108,542B G WALLACE 69,375 FOLLOWING THE AFOREMENTIONED THE THREE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY HAVEINTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN AS FOLLOWS: NAME TOTAL SHARE INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN C BELL 159,386D M C MICHELS 306,970B G WALLACE 204,752 IN ADDITION TO EACH DIRECTOR'S OWN INTEREST IN THE SHARES UNDER THE PLAN ASMENTIONED ABOVE, FOLLOWING THE VESTING OF THE 2003 AWARDS BY WAY OF THE EXERCISEOF OPTIONS AND TRANSFER OF SHARES EACH OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HAS CEASED TOBE INTERESTED IN 1,308,255 SHARES HELD SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUSTGENERALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES OF COMPANIES WITHIN THE HILTON GROUP OFCOMPANIES. - C BELL, D M C MICHELS AND B G WALLACE TODAY SOLD 24,570, 108,542AND 28,544 SHARES RESPECTIVELY AT 300P PER SHARE. FOLLOWING THESE TRANSACTIONSC BELL, D M C MICHELS AND B G WALLACE WERE BENEFICIALLY INTERESTED IN 130,032,314,045 AND 94,711 SHARES RESPECTIVELY. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Ladbrokes Coral