11th Oct 2005 11:30
Egg PLC11 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. NAME OF ISSUER Egg plc 2. STATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (i) A TRANSACTIONNOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR3.1.4R(1)(b) A DISCLOSUREMADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 324 (AS EXTENDED BY SECTION 328) OF THECOMPANIES ACT 1985; OR (iii) BOTH (i) AND (ii) (iii) 3. NAME OF DIRECTOR/PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY Philip A J Broadley 4. PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSONCONNECTED WITH A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/DIRECTOR NAMED IN3 AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON Prudential Services Limited share Incentive Plan Trust (the Trust) 5. INDICATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A HOLDINGOF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 OR 4 ABOVE OR IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIALINTEREST See section 8 6. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES (INCLUDING CLASS), DEBENTURES ORDERIVATIVES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES Ordinary 5p Shares 7. NAME OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S) AND, IF MORE THAN ONE, THENUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY EACH OF THEM Prudential Services Limited share Incentive Plan Trust (the Trust) 8. STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION A purchase was made on 10 October 2005 of 1,303 ordinary shares inPrudential plc (which holds a 79% shareholding in Egg plc) by Yorkshire BuildingSociety (the Trustee of the Trust) at a price of £4.9433 per share for thepurpose of satisfying the purchase of ordinary shares by eligible employees(including executive directors) who have elected to join the Prudential ServicesLimited Share Incentive Plan (the Plan) and are therefore potentialbeneficiaries under the Trust for October 2005. The Plan has been approved bythe Inland Revenue as a share incentive plan under the Income Tax (Earnings andPensions) Act 2003. Following the transaction the Trustee will hold 7,360ordinary shares, all of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuantto the terms of the Plan. 32 ordinary shares were purchased on this date on behalf of Mr P A JBroadley, who is an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well as a Directorof Egg plc. 9. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANICAL INSTRUMENTSACQUIRED Trust - 1,303 ordinary shares P A J Broadley - 32 ordinary shares 10. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS ACQUIRED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Trust - less than 0.00006% P A J Broadley - less than 0.000002% 11. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATINGTO SHARES DISPOSED N/A 12. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS DISPOSED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) N/A 13. PRICE PER SHARE OR VALUE OF TRANSACTION £4.9433 14. DATE AND PLACE OF TRANSACTION 10 October 2005, London 15. TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION AND TOTAL PERCENTAGEHOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOTBE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Trust - 7,360 ordinary shares, less than 0.0003% P A J Broadley - 560,008 ordinary shares, less than 0.03% 16. DATE ISSUER INFORMED OF TRANSACTION 10 October 2005 Grant of Options 17. DATE OF GRANT N/A 18. PERIOD DURING WHICH OR DATE ON WHICH IT CAN BE EXERCISED N/A 19. TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (IF ANY) FOR GRANT OF THE OPTION N/A 20. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES INVOLVED: CLASS, NUMBER N/A 21. EXERCISE PRICE (IF FIXED AT TIME OF GRANT) OR INDICATION THAT PRICE ISTO BE FIXED AT TIME OF EXERCISE N/A 22. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES OVER WHICH OPTIONS HELD FOLLOWINGTHIS NOTIFICATION N/A 23. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This notification relates to an acquisition of Prudential plc shares by Mr P A J Broadley, who is an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well asbeing a Director of Egg plc. Prudential plc has a 79% holding in the shares ofEgg plc. 24. NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR QUERIES Miss S D Windridge (020 7526 2708) NAME OF AUTHORISED COMPANY OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION Miss S D Windridge (Company Secretary) DATE OF NOTIFICATION 11 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential