Share interests of EBT, directors and PDMRs
Bodycote International plc announces that Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd, as
trustee of the Bodycote International Employee Benefit Trust (`EBT'), in which
all executive directors and employees are potentially interested, purchased
199,463 shares at 292.875p on 30 May 2007. The trust now holds 1,387,926
Bodycote shares.
The Company was also notified by the trustee of the EBT that the following
PDMRs have now received ordinary shares through the Company's Deferred
Restricted Stock Bonus Scheme, as a result of annual cash bonus deferred from
2003: -
PDMR No. of shares received
Gerald Higgins Testing PDMR 23,509
Jan Elwart Central Europe PDMR 17,256
On 30 May 2007 the following directors and PDMRs purchased Shares all at
292.75p per Share. These purchases have been made in accordance with the rules
of the Bodycote Share Match Plan ("BSMP").
Director/PDMR No. of shares purchased
John Hubbard Chief Executive 12,964
David Landless Finance Director 1,994
Gerald Higgins Testing PDMR 7,180
Michael Hallas Northern Europe PDMR 5,983
Jan Elwart Central Europe PDMR 899
Awards of Matching Shares under the BSMP have also been made as set out below.
The BSMP was approved by shareholders at the AGM in May 2006. The awards
comprise a conditional award of shares subject to the rules of the Plan and the
applicable performance target. BSMP Matching share awards were made on 30 May
2007 under the BSMP to Directors and PDMRs as follows: -
Director/PDMR No. of conditional share awards
John Hubbard Chief Executive 21,973
David Landless Finance Director 3,380
Gerald Higgins Testing PDMR 12,169
Michael Hallas Northern Europe PDMR 10,141
Jan Elwart Central Europe PDMR 1,800
Awards under the BSMP will vest in March 2010 subject to the relevant
performance target being met.
Gerry Higgins, Testing PDMR, notified the company today that on 30 May 2007 he
exercised 26,737 share options granted in September 2002 at 125.76p and 42,440
share options granted in September 2003 at 147.27 and sold 69,177 shares the
same day at 292.875p
Gordon Lawrence, Americas Testing PDMR, notified the company that today he has
exercised 16,042 share options granted in May 2000 at 231.42p and sold 16,042
shares the same day at 294.78p
After the share option exercises, share purchases and share sales notified
above the share interests of those referred to will be as follows: -
Beneficial Registered Holder Shares
Interest
J.D. Hubbard J.D. Hubbard 962,067
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (deferred share bonus 38,096
plan interest)
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 63,785
bonus scheme interest)
D.F. Landless D.F. Landless 1,994
M. Landless 32,613
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (deferred share bonus 24,464
plan interest)
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 41,747
bonus scheme interest)
Gerald G.A. Higgins 30,689
Higgins
S. Higgins 23,655
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (deferred share bonus 17,778
plan interest)
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 30,223
bonus scheme interest)
Michael M. Hallas 105,188
Hallas
M. Hallas 100,391
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (deferred share bonus 18,285
plan interest)
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 28,850
bonus scheme interest)
Jan Elwart J. Elwart 24,655
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (deferred share bonus 31,662
plan interest)
Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 25,721
bonus scheme interest)
Gordon Lloyds TSB Offshore Trust Co. Ltd (short term stock 19,744
Lawrence bonus scheme interest)
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