25th Aug 2009 16:20
FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares
Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than Audrey Baxter and Colin Hood who receive all of their fees in the form of shares in the Company) has elected to receive 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have been made for these shares to be purchased on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.
Purchases took place on 25 August 2009 in accordance with standing instructionsas follows:-Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each Martin Gilbert 1,634 Audrey Baxter 668 David Begg 383 Colin Hood 677 Tim O' Toole 383 John Sievwright 451 Martyn Williams 167
Shares were purchased at a price of 377 pence per share.
The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are:-Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each Martin Gilbert 127,869 Audrey Baxter 16,759 David Begg 14,429 Colin Hood 2,642 Tim O' Toole 1,491 John Sievwright 37,223 Martyn Williams 4,98225 August 2009
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