Stock Exchange Announcements
FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares
Wednesday 26 March 2008
Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn and Audrey Baxter) has elected to have 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Audrey Baxter has elected to have 100% of her fees in the form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have been made for these shares to be purchased on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.
Purchases took place on 25 March 2008 in accordance with standing instructions as follows:-
Director | Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each |
Martin Gilbert | 1,092 |
Audrey Baxter | 379 |
David Begg | 255 |
Jim Forbes | 301 |
John Sievwright | 255 |
Martyn Williams | 111 |
Shares were purchased at a price of 545 pence per share.
The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these transactions are:-
Director | Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each |
Martin Gilbert | 96,229 |
Audrey Baxter | 7,281 |
David Begg | 8,149 |
Jim Forbes | 24,470 |
John Sievwright | 30,834 |
Martyn Williams | 3,116 |