12th Jun 2007 16:50
Croda International PLC12 June 2007 Croda International Plc 12 June 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), I hereby inform you that CrodaInternational Plc ("the Company") was notified on 12 June 2007, that thefollowing transactions took place in relation to the Croda International PlcShare Incentive Plan ("SIP") on 11 June 2007. The SIP is an all-employee trustarrangement approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which employees are ableto buy ordinary shares in the Company of 10p each, using deductions from salaryin each monthly pay period, and receive allocations of matching free ordinaryshares ("matching shares"). 1. The SIP trustee (Capita AESOP Trustees Limited) acquired 5,830 ordinaryshares by purchase in the market on 11 June 2007 at a total cost of £39,217.55and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as partnership shares. Michael Humphrey and Michael Sean Christie, as executive directors, were deemedto become interested in these shares on acquisition, and to cease to beinterested in them on allocation. 2. The SIP trustee (Capita AESOP Trustees Limited) also acquired 5,830 ordinaryshares by purchase in the market on 11 June 2007 at a total cost of £39,217.55and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as matching shares.Michael Humphrey and Michael Sean Christie, as executive directors, were deemedto become interested in these shares on acquisition, and to cease to beinterested in them on allocation. 3. The following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilitiespurchased the number of ordinary shares of 10p set out against their namesbelow, at a price of 666p per ordinary share, and were allocated for noconsideration the number of matching shares set out against their names below: Name Role Number of ordinary Number of matching shares purchased shares allocated M Humphrey Executive Director 19 19M S Christie Executive Director 19 19S E Foots PDMR 19 19D E Barraclough PDMR 19 19K Layden PDMR 19 19G L Myers PDMR 19 19K M Nutbrown PDMR 19 19A L Scott PDMR 19 19 This notification is made in order to satisfy both section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2. Louise ScottCompany Secretary and Legal CounselCroda International Plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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