18th May 2007 16:35
18 May 2007
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMRs")
United Business Media plc has today been notified of the following dealings in its ordinary shares of 33 71/88 pence:
Transfer of 11,633 ordinary shares in the company made on 18 May 2007 by the Trustees of the United Business Media plc ESOP Trust to Anne Siddell, a PDMR, following the vesting of conditional share awards and the exercise of options granted under the Medium Term Incentive Plan. All the Ordinary shares were sold on 18 May 2007 at a price of 855.0p per share.
On 18 May 2007 Anne Siddell also exercised an option over 25,000 Ordinary shares under the UBM2000 Executive Share Option Scheme, granted on 8 March 2002, at an exercise price of 574.0p per share. All the Ordinary shares were sold on 18 May 2007 at a price of 854.9606p per share.
On 18 May 2007 Andrew Crow, a PDMR, exercised an option over 30,000 Ordinary shares under the UBM2000 Executive Share Option Scheme, granted on 5 April 2004, at an exercise price of 500.67p per share. All the Ordinary shares were sold on 18 May 2007 at a price of 856.0833p per share.
As a result of the above dealings, the above-mentioned PDMRs hold options over the following shares in the company:
Name of PDMR Number of options following dealing Andrew Crow 306,799 Anne Siddell 107,146 Nigel Youds
Assistant Company Secretary
UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLCRelated Shares:
UBM