1st Jul 2009 10:04
TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS AND PDMRS
DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULE 3.1.4R(1)(a)
UK SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
The Company was notified on 30 June 2009 by Computershare Investor Services plc, the provider of the all employee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases on 30 June 2009 in the Company's ordinary shares:-
(a) that 49,461 shares were purchased and allocated at £11.4787 per share using participating employees' gross salary ('Partnership Shares').
(b) that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and allocated a further 40,612 shares at £11.4787 per share ('Matching Shares'). The Company gives employees 2 Matching Shares for each Partnership Share bought by them up to a maximum of 6 Matching Shares per employee, each month.
The purchase, referred to above, was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with Computershare Investor Services plc for the monthly purchase of Partnership Shares.
The interests of Executive directors/PDMRs of the Company in the transactions were as follows:
|
Director/PDMR |
SIP Purchases |
Total holding following notification |
|
|
Number of Partnership Shares |
Number of Matching Shares |
||
|
Colin Hood Director |
11 |
6 |
55,433 |
|
Ian Marchant Director |
11 |
6 |
208,992 |
|
Alistair Phillips-Davies Director |
11 |
6 |
89,881 |
|
Gregor Alexander Director |
11 |
6 |
80,550 |
|
Mark Mathieson PDMR |
11 |
6 |
N/A |
|
Adrian Pike PDMR |
10 |
6 |
N/A |
|
Paul Smith PDMR |
11 |
6 |
N/A |
IRISH SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
The Company was notified on 30 June 2009 by Computershare Investor Services plc, the provider of this Plan, of the following purchases on 30 June 2009 in the Company's ordinary shares.
(a) that 2,122 shares were purchased and allocated at £11.38 per share using participating employees' net salary ('Partnership and Excess Shares').
(b) that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and allocated a further 1,311 shares at £11.38 per share ('Matching Shares'). The Company gives employees 1 Matching Share for each Partnership Share bought by them up to a maximum of 6 Matching Shares per employee, each month.
The purchase, referred to above, was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with Computershare Investor Services plc for the quarterly purchase of Partnership Shares.
The Company is obliged to disclose the following transaction by Paul Dowling, PDMR:
|
PDMR |
SIP Purchases |
||
|
Number of Partnership / Excess Shares |
Number of Matching Shares |
Purchase Price £ |
|
|
Paul Dowling |
33 |
18 |
£11.38 |
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