10th Mar 2006 17:26
Ladbrokes PLC10 March 2006 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING VESTING OF AWARDS UNDER THE HILTON GROUPEXECUTIVE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN LADBROKES PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT: • ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH OF THE COMPANY ("SHARES") AWARDEDUNDER THE HILTON GROUP EXECUTIVE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN ("THE PLAN") IN 2004 ASPART OF THE BONUSES DUE IN RESPECT OF THE 2003 FINANCIAL YEAR TO EMPLOYEES OFCOMPANIES IN THE LADBROKES GROUP OF COMPANIES ("2004 AWARDS") VESTED ON 6 MARCH2006 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THE OTHER PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR'S) OF THE COMPANY AS FOLLOWS: NAME NO. OF SHARES/OPTIONS VESTED DIRECTORS C BELL 89,962 A S ROSS 44,311 PDMR'S M J NOBLE 5,943 M P O'KANE 19,956 • ON 6 MARCH 2006 C BELL, A S ROSS, M J NOBLE AND M P O'KANE SOLD37,014, 18,232, 2,446 AND 8,211 SHARES RESPECTIVELY AT 366.5P PER SHARE (TOACCOUNT FOR TAX PAYABLE ON THE ABOVE VESTINGS). • FOLLOWING THE AFOREMENTIONED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PDMR'SHAVE INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN AS FOLLOWS: NAME TOTAL SHARE INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN DIRECTORS C BELL 96,757 A S ROSS 35,128 PDMR'S M J NOBLE 25,444 M P O'KANE 18,362 IN ADDITION TO EACH DIRECTOR'S OWN INTEREST IN THE SHARES UNDER THE PLAN ASMENTIONED ABOVE, FOLLOWING THE VESTING OF THE 2004 AWARDS BY WAY OF THE EXERCISEOF OPTIONS AND TRANSFER OF SHARES EACH OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HAS CEASED TOBE INTERESTED IN 346,468 SHARES HELD SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST GENERALLYFOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES OF COMPANIES WITHIN THE LADBROKES GROUP OFCOMPANIES. • FOLLOWING THESE TRANSACTIONS C BELL, A S ROSS, M J NOBLE AND M PO'KANE WERE BENEFICIALLY INTERESTED IN 297,550, 114,728, 14,928 AND 45,551SHARES RESPECTIVELY. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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