Director/PDMR Shareholding

1st May 2009 16:43

The Go-Ahead Group plc

("The Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

1.	Name of the issuer:
	The Go-Ahead Group plc
2.	State whether the notification relates to:
	a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities / director:
	Keith Ludeman
4.	State whether the notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities / director named in 3 and identify the connected person:
	n/a
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:
	Holding
6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares:
	10p ordinary shares
7.	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them:
	Keith Ludeman
8.	State the nature of the transaction:
	Acquisition of shares from Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Company Limited, as the trustee of the Go-Ahead Group Employee Share Trust, following the vesting of an award granted to Mr Ludeman under The Go-Ahead Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005 (“the Plan”)
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired:
	3,985
10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be take into account when calculating percentage):
	0.009%
11.	Number of shares debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed:
	n/a
12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be take into account when calculating percentage):
	n/a
13.	Price per share or value of transaction:
	No consideration is payable
14.	Date and place of transaction:
	29/04/2009
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):
	26,012 shares = 0.061%
16.	Date issuer informed of transaction:
	29/04/2009
17 – 22 n/a (options granted)
23.	Any additional information:
	The shares acquired by Mr Ludeman represent the maximum number to which he is entitled (having regard to the satisfaction of performance targets) in relation to the award granted to him under the Plan on 9 March 2006.
24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
	Carolyn Sephton. Tel: 0191 232 3123

ENDRDSILFVEEDILIIA

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