10th Apr 2013 12:30
For immediate release
BERENDSEN plc
("the Company")
Notification of transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
The Company announces the following exercise of share options by Peter Ventress, Chief Executive.
On 8 April 2013, under the terms of an award agreement between Peter J Ventress and the Company, Peter Ventress exercised a share option over 130,446 ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.30 per share in the capital of the Company at nil cost. The option was granted on 17 December 2009 and became exercisable (vested) on 31 March 2012.
On exercise, 61,310 shares were sold at a price of £7.828 per share in order to meet the associated tax liabilities (income tax and NICs) incurred as a result of the option being exercised. Following the transaction Peter Ventress retains a holding of 188,221 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
Notification of these awards is issued in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4(1).
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