Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6894E

Petroceltic International PLC

30 September 2008

 

On 30th of September 2008, the board of Petroceltic International plc was informed of the exercise of share options on that day over ordinary shares of Euro 0.0125 each (“Ordinary Shares”) under the Company’s 1997 Share Option Scheme with an exercise price of £0.01 per share by the following directors. Director Option Shares Exercise Price

Christian Schaffalitzky 4,200,000 £0.01 Con Casey 2,500,000 £0.01

The above directors then sold an amount of shares necessary to fund the income tax liability arising on the exercise of their options. The shares were sold at £0.0505 and were purchased by Brian O’Cathain (Executive Chairman) and by Alan McGettigan (Finance Director) as follows:

Director Shares Purchased Purchase Price

Brian O’Cathain 1,026,821 £0.0505

 

Alan McGettigan 1,026,820 £0.0505

 

Following this transaction, the relevant directors hold the following holdings in the Company.

Director Shares Held Percentage of Issued Share Capital

Christian Schaffalitzky 7,900,460 0. 83%

Brian O’Cathain 2,196,820 0.23%

 

Con Casey 2,288,166 0. 24%

Alan McGettigan 1,360,820 0. 14%

Application will be made to the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange for 6,700,000 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on IEX and AIM respectively.

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