8th Mar 2007 16:27
Home Retail Group Plc08 March 2007 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 2,723,315Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. The notification from Abacuswas dated 7 March 2007. As announced on 28 February, the holding at that date was 2,755,185 Ordinaryshares. Since then 31,870 Ordinary shares have been released in connection withthe exercise of options granted under GUS plc's former UK share option schemes. 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. However, nodirector or person discharging managerial responsibility has exercised anyoptions and no shares were released to them. The balances of shares in respectof their personal interests therefore remain unchanged. Gordon BentleySecretary 8 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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