Stock Exchange Announcements
Notification of Directors Interests in Shares
Tuesday 27 May 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 23 May 2008 in accordance with standing instructions as follows:-
Director | Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each |
Martin Gilbert | 1,175 |
Audrey Baxter | 408 |
David Begg | 275 |
Jim Forbes | 324 |
John Sievwright | 275 |
Martyn Williams | 120 |
Shares were purchased at a price of 524 pence per share.
The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these transactions are:-
Director | Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each |
Martin Gilbert | 98,544 |
Audrey Baxter | 8,085 |
David Begg | 8,691 |
Jim Forbes | 25,109 |
John Sievwright | 31,376 |
Martyn Williams | 4,555 |