19th Dec 2006 15:52
Home Retail Group Plc19 December 2006 HOME RETAIL GROUP plc ("the Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited ("Abacus") thatAbacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ("the Trust"), now holds 5,317,475Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. The notification from Abacuswas received by the Company on 19 December. As announced on 11 December, the holding at that date was 13,224,545 Ordinaryshares. Since then 336,215 Ordinary shares have been released in connection withthe exercise of options granted under GUS plc's former UK share option schemesand 7,570,855 shares have been transferred to the Home Retail Group plc EmployeeShare Trust. Directors of the Company are potential beneficiaries of the Trust andaccordingly any changes in the shareholdings by the Trust are deemed to changetheir interests in the Ordinary share capital of the Company. Gordon BentleySecretary 19 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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