30th Mar 2007 16:54
Fisher (James) & Sons PLC30 March 2007 James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ("the Company") Directors interest in Shares The Company was notified on 28 March 2007 that certain executive directors ofthe Company had increased their holding of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in theCompany ("Ordinary Shares") through the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan andShare Matching Scheme, following the satisfactory achievement of the performanceconditions stipulated in the plan. This has been accomplished by the vesting of an aggregate of 119,027 OrdinaryShares at a deemed price of 621p being the prevailing middle market price at theclose of business on 27 March 2007, the day of the announcement of thepreliminary results. On the same day an aggregate of 48,801 Ordinary Shares weresold at a deemed price of 621p per share to fund the tax liability resultingfrom the award. Details of these Ordinary Shares vesting to each executive director are set outbelow: Number of Number of Percentage Beneficial Percentage Ordinary Ordinary of Issued Interest in of Issued Shares Shares Share Ordinary Share Awarded Retained Capital Shares Capital Following Award T.C.Harris 66,715 39,362 0.08 210,223 0.43N.P.Henry 13,116 7,739 0.02 26,301 0.05M.J.Shields 33,058 19,504 0.04 230,042 0.46S.A.Harris 6,138 3,621 0.01 10,636 0.02 30 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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