18th Sep 2006 09:11
GUS PLC18 September 2006 GUS PLC ("THE COMPANY") DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ("Abacus") thatAbacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ("the Trust"), now holds 8,955,220Ordinary shares of 29 3/43 pence each in the Company. The notification fromAbacus was received by the Company on 15 September 2006. As announced on 17 August 2006, the holding at that date was 9,468,073 shares of29 3/43 pence each and since then there has been a reduction of 512,853 sharesas: • 277,781 shares have been transferred to a nominee on behalf of participants in GUS plc's UK share plans, and • 235,072 shares have been released in connection with the exercise of options granted under The North America Stock Option Plan. Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the Trust andaccordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to changetheir interests in the Ordinary share capital of the Company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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