8th Dec 2005 09:39
Stagecoach Group PLC08 December 2005 Stagecoach Group plc ("the Company") has been notified of the followingtransactions in the securities of the Company by Directors and other personsdischarging managerial responsibility. The transactions have been notified inaccordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a). The Company received notification on 8 December 2005, that on 7 December 2005,the undermentioned employees exercised Executive Share Options over OrdinaryShares of 12/19th pence each in the Company and subsequently sold those shares. The Executive Share Options exercised were as follows: Name Original Date Number of Ordinary Exercise Price Total of Grant Shares Under Per Exercise Option Price £ Share £ Graham Eccles 23.07.2002 480,000 £0.3750 180,000 Graham Eccles 05.12.2002 703,704 £0.2700 190,000 Martin Griffiths 05.12.2002 666,667 £0.2700 180,000 Ross Paterson 05.12.2002 296,296 £0.2700 80,000 John Hamilton 05.12.2002 305,556 £0.2700 82,500 Nicholas Guest 23.07.2002 220,000 £0.3750 82,500 Nicholas Guest 05.12.2002 305,556 £0.2700 82,500 Roger Bowker 05.12.2002 474,074 £0.2700 128,000 Andrew Pitt 23.07.2002 163,334 £0.3750 61,250 Andrew Pitt 05.12.2002 453,704 £0.2700 122,500 Total 4,068,891 1,189,250 The 4,068,891 Ordinary Shares of 12/19th pence each were sold at an averageprice of £1.1612 per share, resulting in total proceeds of £4,724,796, beforededucting transaction costs and taxes. Following these transactions, the individuals' interests in the securities ofthe Company are as follows: Name Number of % of Ordinary Number of Number of Ordinary Shares in Ordinary Ordinary Shares held issue Shares Under Shares Under Executive Sharesave Share Options Options Graham Eccles 110,930 0.01% 948,057 Nil Martin Griffiths 15,830 < 0.01% 1,252,405 9,174 Ross Paterson 14,925 < 0.01% 599,765 9,174 John Hamilton 300 < 0.01% 264,083 9,174 Nicholas Guest 30,029 < 0.01% 288,923 9,174 Roger Bowker Nil Nil 408,287 Nil Andrew Pitt 518 < 0.01% 420,204 6,422 In addition, these employees are potential beneficiaries of the Stagecoach GroupEmployee Benefit Trust 2003 and the Stagecoach Group Qualifying Employee ShareTrust, which together hold 5,295,955 Ordinary Shares of 12/19th pence each,representing 0.49% of the total Ordinary Shares in issue. For further information, please contact: Stagecoach Group plc www.stagecoachgroup.com Ross Paterson, Company Secretary 01738 442111 Steven Stewart, Head of Media & Public Affairs 01738 442111 8 December 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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