22nd May 2008 16:23
22 May 2008
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Cobham plc announces that on 21 May 2008 Gordon Page, Non-executive Director, purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares in the company at 213.1 pence per share and that his wife, Judith Page, purchased 700,000 ordinary shares in the company, also at 213.1 pence per share. This total amount of shares purchased by Mr and Mrs Page represents 0.15% of the issued ordinary share capital in the company.
This share repurchase follows Mr Page's sale of 1,776,580 shares on 31 March 2008 and his indication that he intended to undertake a share repurchase following the sale of shares ahead of the new Capital Gains Tax legislation.
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ENQUIRIES
Cobham plc
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Julian Wais, Director of Investor Relations |
+44(0)1202 857998 |
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Julian Hellebrand, Group Director of Communications |
+44(0)1202 857651 |
Weber Shandwick Financial
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Susan Ellis/Louise Robson |
+44 (0)20 7067 0700 |
NOTES
Cobham's products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 70 years, keeping people safe, improving communications and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing over 10,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in more than 100 countries and annual revenues of over £1bn.
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