9th Oct 2006 15:41
Stagecoach Group PLC09 October 2006 Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust ("the Trust") Stagecoach Group plc ("the Company") has been notified that in order to satisfythe exercise of share options under the 1996 Sharesave Scheme, the Trust hastransferred Ordinary Shares of 12/19th pence each in the Company as follows: Date Number of Shares Price received per share 09.10.2006 61,912 103.275 pence The shares are being transferred to satisfy the 2005 S.A.Y.E. options of earlyleavers. Following the transfer, the Trust holds a total of 349,343 Ordinary Shares of 12/19th pence each, representing 0.03% of the Company's ordinary issued sharecapital. The shares are held by the Trust in order to satisfy the exercise ofshare options. Martin Griffiths, Executive Director of the Company, and UK employees of theGroup who are treated as persons discharging managerial responsibility, arepotential beneficiaries under the Trust and therefore have a beneficial interestin the shares held by the Trust. CONTACTS: Phone Ross Paterson Stagecoach Group plc 01738 442111 Steven Stewart Stagecoach Group plc 01738 442111 09.10.2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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