17th Jun 2008 17:52
Notification of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") Interests notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4 (1) (a).
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today advised that the following Directors and PDMRs acquired the number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company set against their respective names on 11 June 2008. The ordinary shares were acquired by the individuals at a price of 1475 pence per ordinary share by them taking up rights under the Rights Issue announced by the Company on 20 May 2008. Each Director's total holding of Ordinary Shares immediately following these acquisitions is also set against their name below:-
|
Executive Directors |
Number of shares acquired
|
Resultant holding |
|
Gareth Davis
|
203,136 |
609,410 |
|
Robert Dyrbus
|
131,269 |
393,807 |
|
Graham Blashill
|
49,342 |
149,823
|
|
Alison Cooper
|
34,876 |
104,628 |
|
Non-Executive Directors |
Number of shares acquired
|
Resultant holding |
|
Iain Napier
|
2,800 |
8,400 |
|
Kenneth Burnett
|
202 |
607 |
|
Michael Herlihy
|
174 |
523 |
|
Pierre Jungels |
1,496 |
4,489 |
|
Charles Knott |
202 |
607 |
|
Susan Murray |
496 |
1,489 |
|
Mark Williamson |
540 |
1,621 |
|
PDMRs |
Number of shares acquired
|
|
Gary Aldridge
|
4,394 |
|
Matthew Phillips
|
2,500 |
|
Kathryn Turner
|
3,101 |
Interests in ordinary shares under the Company's employees' share plans will be adjusted in accordance with the rules of each plan to reflect the effects of the Rights Issue and a further announcement will be made as required once the Company's auditors have reviewed the adjustments and, where appropriate, approval of the adjustments has been received from H M Revenue and Customs.
T M Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: www.imperial-tobacco.com
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