17th Mar 2006 12:25
Persimmon PLC17 March 2006 Directors' shareholdings Persimmon plc ("the Company") announces that on 16 March 2006 it was advisedthat on the same day, John White, Mike Farley, John Millar, Mike Killoran andDavid Bryant executive directors sold the following number of ordinary shares inthe Company at an average price of £13.84 per share and therefore they are nolonger beneficially or non-beneficially interested in such shares. Thesedirectors have informed the Company that they sold these shares in order tosettle tax liabilities on the recent vesting of share rights. Mr J White 162,730Mr M P Farley 91,731Mr J Millar 56,400Mr M Killoran 40,000Mr D G Bryant 8,700 On the same day David Thornton, a person discharging managerial responsibilities('PDMR') exercised share options granted to him under the Company's ExecutiveShare Option schemes. Details are set out below: Name Date of Exercise No.Of options Exercise Price Scheme D Thornton 16.03.06 20,000 £2.35 1997 Scheme 16.03.06 40,000 £1.96 1988 Scheme The Company was advised that Mr Thornton sold the resultant 60,000 shares at£13.85 on 16 March 2006 and is therefore no longer beneficially ornon-beneficially interested in such shares. Excluding LTIP Awards, as a resultof the above, Mr Thornton holds options over 846 ordinary shares. The resultant beneficial shareholdings of all of the above following thesetransactions are as follows: Number of shares % of issued share capitalMr J White 1,266,943 0.43Mr M P Farley 800,620 0.27Mr J Millar 702,094 0.24Mr M Killoran 386,793 0.13Mr D G Bryant 440,803 0.15Mr D Thornton 37,634 0.01 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Persimmon