15th Dec 2006 11:53
Shaftesbury PLC15 December 2006 Shaftesbury PLC Director Shareholding Shaftesbury PLC announces that on 14 December 2006, the following transactionswere completed following the exercise by certain Directors of nil cost optionsawarded under the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme and also the exerciseof options granted under the Company's 1997 Executive Share Option Scheme and2001 Discretionary Share Option Scheme. The changes in Directors' shareholdings resulting from these transactions aresummarised below: J S Lane B Bickell SJQuayle TJCWeltonDeferred Annual Bonus SchemeOrdinary Shares over which nil cost options exercised 22,850 38,084 47,033 33,799Ordinary Shares Sold (22,850) (38,084) (47,033) (33,799) 1997 Share Option SchemeOptions exercised over Ordinary Shares granted 29.11.99 at £2.42 49,104 27,136 25,844 24,552 2001 Discretionary Share Option SchemeOptions exercised over Ordinary Shares granted 21.02.01 at £2.945 53,300 32,445 32,445 28,969Options exercised over Ordinary Shares granted 13.12.01 at £2.735 99,920 57,313 49,773 42,232Options exercised over Ordinary Shares granted 18.12.02 at £2.00 109,313 78,375 68,063 57,750Total Options exercised 311,637 195,269 176,125 153,503 Ordinary Shares Sold (208,602) (120,580) (108,942) (96,656)Ordinary Shares Retained 103,035 74,689 67,183 56,847 Net Increase In Holding 103,035 74,689 67,183 56,847Revised Holding 410,617 318,825 286,954 200,066 The Ordinary Shares were sold at an average price of £6.964285 per share. Penny Thomas Secretary 15 December 2006 020 7333 8118 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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