12th Apr 2007 13:27
Liberty International PLC ("the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") AND CONNECTED PERSONS
A. Exercise of Options and Vesting of Bonus Shares
Options were exercised over a total of 21,397 Ordinary shares in Liberty International PLC by six scheme participants on 11 April 2007. Additionally, 4,172 shares, originally awarded under the company's annual bonus scheme arrangements, were transferred to one scheme participant on 11 April 2007.
The shares required for the option exercises and vesting of bonus shares mentioned above were provided by transfers of shares from LI Share Plan (Jersey) Limited as trustee for the Liberty International PLC employee share ownership plan ("ESOP"). As all Executive Directors of Liberty International PLC are potential beneficiaries of the ESOP, these transfers are disclosable as a change in their interests. Formal notice of the change in the interests of the ESOP is set out under (B) below
B. Interests of ESOP
1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(l)(a);or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(l)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) THIS DISCLOSURE IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (ii) 3. Name of director: 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person MR R M CABLE, MRS K E CHALDECOTT, discharging managerial MR D A FISCHEL, MR I D responsibilities/director named in HAWKSWORTH AND MR A C SMITH 3 and identify the connected person N/A 5. Indicate whether the 6. Description of shares (including
notification is in respect of a class), debentures or derivatives holding of the person referred or financial instruments relating to in 3 or 4 above or in respect to shares of a non-beneficial interest1 ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 PENCE NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF THE DIRECTORS. THE DIRECTORS ARE POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN
7. Name of registered shareholders 8. State the nature of the transaction
(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of a-b) TRANSFER ON EXERCISE OF them OPTIONS PARAMOUNT NOMINEES LIMITED c) TRANSFER ON VESTING OF BONUS SHARE AWARDS
9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class acquired
financial instruments relating (treasury shares of that class to shares Transferred should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) a) 13,397 a) 0.004% b) 8,000 b) 0.002% c) 4,172 c) 0.001%
11. Price per share or value of 12. Date and place of transaction
transaction 11 APRIL 2007 a) 698p b) 565p c) NIL
13. Total holding following 14. Date issuer informed of transaction
notification and total percentage holding following 11 APRIL 2007 notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 901,046 (0.248%)
15. Any additional information 16. Name of contact and telephone
number for queries RUTH PAVEY 020 7960 1236 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification RUTH PAVEY Date of notification 12 APRIL 2007
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLCRelated Shares:
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