25th Oct 2005 10:02
Egg PLC25 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. NAME OF ISSUER Egg plc 2. STATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (i) A TRANSACTIONNOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR3.1.4R(1)(b) A DISCLOSUREMADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 324 (AS EXTENDED BY SECTION 328) OF THECOMPANIES ACT 1985; OR (iii) BOTH (i) AND (ii) (iii) 3. NAME OF DIRECTOR/PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY Philip A J Broadley 4. PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSONCONNECTED WITH A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/DIRECTOR NAMED IN3 AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust ("Quest") 5. INDICATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A HOLDINGOF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 OR 4 ABOVE OR IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIALINTEREST See section 3 6. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES (INCLUDING CLASS), DEBENTURES ORDERIVATIVES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES Ordinary 5p Shares 7. NAME OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S) AND, IF MORE THAN ONE, THENUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY EACH OF THEM Prudential QUEST Limited 8. STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION Mr Broadley technically became interested on 24 October 2005 in 643,286 ordinaryshares of 5p each in Prudential plc (which holds a 79% shareholding in Egg plc)by virtue of Prudential QUEST Limited being allotted such shares and Mr Broadleybeing a potential beneficiary under the QUEST. Between 21 October 2003 and 24October 2005, Mr Broadley has technically ceased to have an interest in 615,474shares by virtue of Prudential QUEST Limited transferring such shares toemployees of the Company to satisfy the exercise of options by those employeesunder the Prudential Savings-Related Share Option Scheme and M&G Savings-RelatedShare Option Scheme during that period. 9. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANICAL INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED 643,286 10. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS ACQUIRED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Less than 0.03% 11. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATINGTO SHARES DISPOSED 615,474 12. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS DISPOSED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Less than 0.03% 13. PRICE PER SHARE OR VALUE OF TRANSACTION £4.765 14. DATE AND PLACE OF TRANSACTION 24 October 2005, London 15. TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION AND TOTAL PERCENTAGEHOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOTBE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) 5,709,394 - less than 0.3% 16. DATE ISSUER INFORMED OF TRANSACTION 24 October 2005 Grant of Options 17. DATE OF GRANT N/A 18. PERIOD DURING WHICH OR DATE ON WHICH IT CAN BE EXERCISED N/A 19. TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (IF ANY) FOR GRANT OF THE OPTION N/A 20. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES INVOLVED: CLASS, NUMBER N/A 21. EXERCISE PRICE (IF FIXED AT TIME OF GRANT) OR INDICATION THAT PRICE ISTO BE FIXED AT TIME OF EXERCISE N/A 22. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES OVER WHICH OPTIONS HELD FOLLOWINGTHIS NOTIFICATION N/A 23. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This notification relates to a potential interest in Prudential plc shares by Mr P A J Broadley, who is an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well asbeing a Director of Egg plc. Prudential plc has a 79% holding in the shares ofEgg plc. 24. NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR QUERIES Miss S D Windridge (020 7526 2708) NAME OF AUTHORISED COMPANY OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION Miss S D Windridge (Company Secretary) DATE OF NOTIFICATION 25 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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