5th Jul 2006 16:55
Oxford Biomedica PLC05 July 2006 Oxford BioMedica plc ("the Company") Directors' Interest in Shares and Share Options Oxford BioMedica (OXB:L) The Company today announced that Peter Nolan and AndrewWood, both directors of the Company, have exercised options over 162,162 and82,197 1p ordinary shares respectively. The options which have been exercised were granted on 17 August 1999, and if notexercised, would otherwise lapse on 17 August 2006. Peter Nolan and Andrew Woodhave sold today 148,262 and 75,152 shares respectively at 24.5 pence per share,this being the amount necessary to fund the exercise of the options and theassociated tax liability. The remaining shares, 13,900 and 7,045 respectively,have been retained, increasing both directors' holdings of 1p ordinary shares. The total interests of Peter Nolan and Andrew Wood in the Company's 1p ordinaryshares and share options following these transactions are: Shares Share optionsPeter Nolan 163,638 558,704Andrew Wood 205,067 616,261 The exercise price for the options exercised today was 21p per share. The newlyallotted shares are subject to a block listing, so are already listed. Includingthese shares, the total number of the Company's issued 1p ordinary shares is now499,950,764. Andrew WoodCompany Secretary, Oxford BioMedica plc5 July 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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