22nd Feb 2008 07:00
First Artist Corporation PLC22 February 2008 Date: 22 February 2008On behalf of: First Artist Corporation plc ("First Artist" or "the Group") For immediate release First Artist Corporation plc Director/PDMR Shareholding First Artist Corporation plc (AIM: FAN), the media, entertainment and eventsgroup, announces that it has been notified by Capita Trustees Limited, thetrustees of the First Artist Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') that on 21February 2008 the Trust acquired an interest in 18,000 ordinary shares of 2.5peach in the capital of the Company ('Shares') at a price of 80 pence per share. Following this transaction, the Trust now holds 244,000 Shares, representing1.78% of the Company's issued share capital. The Shares have been acquired by the Trust to satisfy certain awards of employeeshare options. The following directors, all of whom are executive directors,hold relevant options and are therefore deemed to have an interest in the Sharesheld by the Trust. Directors: Jon Smith Richard Hughes Phil Smith For further information: First Artist Corporation plc tel: +44 (0)20 7993 0000Richard Hughes, Group Managing DirectorJulianne Coutts, Company Secretary Redleaf Communications tel: +44 (0)20 7822 0200Emma Kane / Samantha Robbins / Sanna Sumner Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited tel: +44 (0)20 7509 4570David Floyd, Nominated Adviser Daniel Stewart & Company plc tel: +44 (0)20 7776 6550Katie Shelton This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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