27th Jul 2005 12:53
Stagecoach Group PLC27 July 2005 Executive Share Options Stagecoach Group plc ("the Company") has been notified of the followingtransactions in the shares of the Company by persons discharging managerialresponsibility. The transaction has been notified in accordance with DisclosureRule 3.1.4R(1)(a). The Company received notification on 26 July 2005, that the undermentionedemployees exercised share options of ordinary shares of 12/19th pence each inthe 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 £ Roger Bowker 23.07.2002 338,854 £0.375 127,070 John Hamilton 23.07.2002 220,000 £0.375 82,500 Andrew Pitt 23.07.2002 163,333 £0.375 61,250 Total 722,187 270,820 The 722,187 Ordinary Shares of 12/19th pence each were sold at an average priceof £1.0987 per share, resulting in total proceeds of £793,466.86, beforededucting transaction costs and taxes. Following these transactions, the number of Ordinary Shares of 12/19th penceeach in the Company, held by Roger Bowker was nil, John Hamilton 300 and AndrewPitt 518, all representing less than 0.01% of the total Ordinary Shares inissue. In addition, these employees are potential beneficiaries of the Stagecoach GroupEmployee Benefit Trust 2003 and the Stagecoach Group Qualifying Employee ShareTrust, which together hold 5,474,298 Shares of 12/19th pence each, representing0.51% 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 27 July 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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