23rd Jan 2006 17:00
Stagecoach Group PLC23 January 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 23.01.2006 968 103.275 pence The shares are being transferred to satisfy 2005 S.A.Y.E. options of earlyleavers. Following the transfers, the Trust holds a total of 604,654 Ordinary Shares of12/19th pence each, representing 0.06% of the Company's ordinary issued sharecapital. The shares are held by the Trust in order to satisfy the exercise ofshare options. Two Executive Directors of the Company, Martin Griffiths and Graham Eccles andUK employees of the Group who are treated as persons discharging managerialresponsibility, are potential beneficiaries under the Trust and therefore have abeneficial interest in the shares held by the Trust. CONTACTS: Phone Ross Paterson Stagecoach Group plc 01738 442111 Steven Stewart Stagecoach Group plc 01738 442111 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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