11th Jan 2016 17:15
Enterprise Inns plc (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
11 January 2016
Exercise of LTIP awards - second tranche
The Company confirms that on 8 January 2016 each of the following executive directors exercised the second tranche of an option (being one third of the option) granted on 3 January 2012 under the Enterprise Inns 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, to acquire ordinary shares in the Company as shown in the table below.
On the 8 and 11 January 2016 each director sold sufficient of the ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the exercise to fund the resulting tax liability and additional shares, as follows:
Name/position | Number of ordinary shares acquired on exercise of option | Number of ordinary shares sold to cover the resulting tax and costs and other shares sold | Average price per ordinary share sold |
W S Townsend - Chief Executive Officer | 222,996 | 104,203 shares to cover 22,919 additional shares sold | 105.42p |
N R Smith - Chief Financial Officer | 203,252 | 94,977 shares to cover 12,447 additional shares sold | 105.42p |
Total Shares held.
The total number and percentage of Shares beneficially held by the following directors immediately following these notifications has increased and is now as follows:
| Name/Position | Total holding and % of issued shares (excluding treasury) | Name/Position | Total holding and % of issued shares (excluding treasury) | |
| W S Townsend Chief Executive Officer | 1,143,248 0.22% | N R Smith Chief Financial Officer | 375,000 0.07% | |
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This notification is provided in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1). Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Loretta Togher
Company Secretary
0121 733 7700
Related Shares:
EI Group