30th Aug 2005 14:40
Premier Oil PLC30 August 2005 Premier Oil plc 30 August, 2005 PREMIER OIL PLC EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TRUST The Company has been informed that the trustees of the Premier Oil EmployeeBenefit Trust have today released Ordinary shares on 26th August in respect ofbonus shares awarded for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004, and released inaccordance with the Participants' leaving arrangements:- Amount of Ordinary Shares ReleasedParticipant C J A Jamieson 112,044 (gross) 86,095 (net) J A van der Welle 72,973 (gross) 56,019 (net) The Participants left the Company on 30th June, 2005 and are not deemed to be inpossession of price sensitive information. The closing middle market price of Premier's Ordinary shares on 26th August,2005 was £8.035p. Following these transactions, the Trustees hold 482,703 Ordinary shares,representing 0.59 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, whichcan be used to meet future issues of shares. The executive directors of theCompany are all deemed to have an interest in all of the Ordinary shares held inthe trust. For further information contact: Stephen Huddle, Company Secretary, Premier OilPLC on 020 7730 1111. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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