14th Feb 2007 17:34
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC14 February 2007 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Notification of Directors' and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities'(PDMRs) Interests pursuant to Disclosure Rules DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) and DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b), a disclosure made pursuant to Companies Act 1985 Section 324 as extendedby Section 328. Gareth Davis, Robert Dyrbus, David Cresswell, Frank Rogerson, Graham Blashill,Kathryn Brown, Alison Cooper and Matthew Phillips (together, "the Directors andPDMRs"). Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today advised that the Trustees of the Company'sEmployee and Executive Benefit Trust ("the Trust") purchased ordinary shares of10p each in the Company as detailed below and the Directors and PDMRs beingpotential beneficiaries under the Trust are deemed to have acquired anon-beneficial interest in such shares. Date of Purchase Number Purchased Cost per share 13 February 2007 48,360 £21.9434 The Trustees of the Company's Employee and Executive Benefit Trust also disposedof ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company as detailed below and theDirectors and PDMRs being potential beneficiaries under the Trust are deemed tohave disposed of a non-beneficial interest in such shares. Date Disposed of Number Disposed of 13 February 2007 143,132 The above disposal was the result of the Trust transferring ordinary shares of10p each in the Company to six participant Directors and PDMRs in the Company'sLong Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) following the exercise of options granted on 18November 2006 upon the satisfaction of the performance conditions. These shares were previously contingent rights for each Director and PDMR. Name Number of options exercised and shares acquired Gareth Davis 47,872Robert Dyrbus 30,464David Cresswell 21,760Frank Rogerson 21,760Kathryn Brown 10,638Alison Cooper 10,638 As a result of the above, the Employee and Executive Benefit Trust now holds atotal of 1,001,972 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company. Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today also advised that the following directorsand PDMRs sold ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company in order, amongstother things, to satisfy their Income Tax liabilities arising on the exercise ofoptions under the LTIP as detailed above. The respective sales are detailed below: - Name Date sold Price per share Number Sold (pounds sterling) Gareth Davis 13 February 2007 £22.03 33,500Robert Dyrbus 13 February 2007 £22.03 21,500Graham Blashill 14 February 2007 £21.84 6,000David Cresswell 13 February 2007 £22.03 19,562Frank Rogerson 13 February 2007 £22.03 13,922Kathryn Brown 13 February 2007 £22.03 4,362 The directors' holdings of ordinary shares as at today's date are set out below:- Name Holding at Holding at 14 February 2007 30 September 2006 Gareth Davis 366,349 330,289Robert Dyrbus 236,644 213,944Graham Blashill 91,343 90,885David Cresswell 99,916 89,894Frank Rogerson 104,747 88,831 Copies of our announcements are available on our websitewww.imperial-tobacco.com Trevor Williams Deputy Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Imperial Brands