14th Jun 2005 09:14
Stagecoach Group PLC14 June 2005 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 13.06.2005 33,564 60 pence The shares are being transferred to satisfy 2002 S.A.Y.E. options which vestedon 1 April, 2005. Following the transfers, the Trust holds a total of 940,948 Ordinary Shares of12/19th pence each, representing 0.09% 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 arepotential beneficiaries under the Trust and therefore have a beneficial interestin the shares held by the Trust. CONTACTS: Phone Steven Stewart Stagecoach Group plc 01738 442111 Ross Paterson 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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