29th Feb 2008 07:39
First Artist Corporation PLC29 February 2008 29th February 2008 For immediate release First Artist Corporation plc Director/PDMR Shareholding First Artist Corporation plc (AIM: FAN) (the 'Company'), the media,entertainment and events group, announces that it has been notified by CapitaTrustees Limited, the trustees of the First Artist Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') that on 28th February 2008 the Trust acquired an interest in 15,000ordinary shares of 2.5p each in the capital of the Company ('Shares') at a priceof 80 pence per share. Following this transaction, the Trust now holds 259,000 Shares, representing1.89% 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 SmithRichard HughesPhil Smith For further information: First Artist Corporation plc tel: +44 (0)20 7993 0000 Richard Hughes, Group Managing DirectorJulianne Coutts, Company Secretary Redleaf Communications tel: +44 (0)20 7822 0200Emma Kane / Samantha Robbins / Sanna Lehtinen Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited tel: +44 (0)20 7509 4570 David Floyd, Nominated Adviser Daniel Stewart & Company plc tel: +44 (0)20 7776 6550 Katie Shelton This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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