15th Dec 2006 15:56
BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC15 December 2006 For immediate release 15 December 2006 Brit Insurance Holdings PLC Notification of Interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and connected persons Brit Insurance Holdings PLC ('the Company'), the UK-domiciled international general insurer and reinsurer, announces that Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited, the independent trustee (the 'Trustee') of the Brit Insurance Performance Share Plan 2003 ('PSP') notified the Company that it sold 21,824 shares on behalf of two participants of the PSP on 14 December 2006. The participants are not directors/PDMRs of the Company. Following this transaction, the Trustee holds a total of 2,381,718 shares,representing approximately 0.73% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.The executive directors of the Company, together with other employees, arepotential beneficiaries under the PSP and are therefore treated as having aninterest in such shares. This notification is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Section324 of the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4. Sarah WaineInterim Deputy SecretaryBrit Insurance Holdings PLCTel: 020 7984 8727 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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