14th Feb 2007 12:37
Home Retail Group Plc14 February 2007 HOME RETAIL GROUP plc ("the Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has today been advised by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited("Abacus") that Abacus, as trustee of the GUS plc ESOP Trust ("the Trust"), nowholds 3,542,323 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. Thenotification from Abacus was dated 13 February 2007. As announced on 7 February, the holding at that date was 3,639,020 ordinaryshares. Since then 96,697 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 14 February 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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