10th Apr 2006 10:43
Liberty International PLC ("the Company")NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") AND CONNECTED PERSONSFollowing the exercise of options by certain employees including two PDMRs theCompany has been advised of the following:A. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS BY PDMRS i. Mr William Black, Director of Capital & Counties Limited has increased his holding of Liberty International PLC ordinary shares by 10,527 shares to 106,651 shares, representing 0.032% of the issued share capital. This increase in holding follows an exercise of options on 6 April 2006 over 30,000 ordinary shares in Liberty International at an option price of 565p per share. Immediately following the exercise, Mr Black sold 19,473 ordinary shares at a price of 1,205p per share, in order to meet acquisition costs and income tax liabilities.ii. Miss Caroline Kirby, Director of Capital Shopping Centres PLC, exercised options on 6 April 2006 over 3,507 ordinary shares in Liberty International at an option price of 565p per share. The shares were then sold at a price of 1,205p per share. B. INTERESTS OF THE ESOP The shares required for option exercises by the PDMRs mentioned above and otheremployees, were provided by transfers of shares from LI Share Plan (Jersey)Limited as trustee for the Liberty International PLC employee share ownershipplan ("ESOP"). As Executive Directors of Liberty International PLC arepotential beneficiaries of the ESOP, these changes are disclosable as a changein their interests.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 MR R M CABLE, MRS K E with a person discharging CHALDECOTT, MR D A FISCHEL, MR J managerial responsibilities/ I SAGGERS AND MR A C SMITH director named in 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 to shares respect 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 (s) and, if more than one, the transaction number of shares held by each of them TRANSFER ON EXERCISE OF OPTIONS TO EMPLOYEES LI SHARE PLAN (JERSEY) LIMITED 9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating acquired (treasury shares of that to shares Transferred class should not be taken into account when calculating i) 79,817 percentage) ii) 18,594 i) 0.024% iii)60,993 ii) 0.006% iii)0.018% 11. Price per share or value of 12. Date and place of transaction transaction 6 APRIL 2006 i) 512p ii) 545p iii)565p 13. Total holding following 14. Date issuer informed of notification and total transaction percentage holding following notification (any treasury 7 APRIL 2006 shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1,403,805 (0.416%) 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 10 APRIL 2006 ENDLiberty International plcRelated Shares:
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