2nd Aug 2005 17:26
HMV Group PLC02 August 2005 HMV Group plc Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility On 8 July 2005 HMV Group plc ('the Company') granted options under the 2002Executive Share Option Scheme over the following number of Ordinary shares inthe Company at an exercise price of 242 pence per share to the Directors andPersons Discharging Managerial Responsibility listed below. The options areexercisable between 8 July 2008 and 8 July 2015. Name of Director* or Person Discharging Number of Shares over Total Number of Shares over whichManagerial Responsibility which Options Granted Options held following grantNeil Bright* 179,752 1,119,694Alan Giles* 273,966 2,400,994Steve Knott* 198,347 1,197,639Mike Lymath 121,834 624,501Elaine Marriner 51,652 163,633Humphrey Kadaner 120,229 501,639Paul Dezelsky 212,243 1,441,792 The Company was also notified on 2 August 2005 that Mr Lymath had exercisedoptions on 2 August 2005 over 100,000 Ordinary shares with an exercise price of167p per share. These 100,000 Ordinary shares were subsequently sold on thesame day at a price of 244.5867p per share. Following this transaction MrLymath's total number of shares over which options are held is 524,501. These notifications relate to both (i) transactions notified in accordance withDR 3.1.4R(1)(a) and (ii) DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) disclosures made in accordance withsection 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Elaine Marriner - Company Secretary Tel: 01628 818300 Date of Notification: 2 August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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