Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1150Z

Clarkson PLC

07 January 2011

7 January 2011

CLARKSON PLC

("the Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4

On 7 January 2011 the following awards over ordinary shares in the Company were granted under the Clarkson PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company:

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards which represent restricted shares due to Mr Case, Mr Woyda and Mr Stopford in fulfilment of their 2009 bonus as disclosed in the 2009 annual report.

The vesting of the awards is subject to continued employment and they will normally vest on 30 April 2014.

	Effective Date of Grant	Restricted Shares Issued	Vesting Date
Andi Case	7 January 2011	26,689	30 April 2014
Jeff Woyda	7 January 2011	5,694	30 April 2014
Martin Stopford	7 January 2011	3,203	30 April 2014

Following these awards the PDMRs' interest in the Company's share capital is as follows:

	Ordinary Shares	%age of Issued Share Capital	Restricted Shares	%age of Issued Share Capital	Performance Related Share Awards	Performance Related Options
Andi Case	285,294	1.50%	293,922	1.41%	263,293	25,000
Jeff Woyda	20,075	0.11%	24,631	0.13%	119,921	-
Martin Stopford	31,841	0.17%	8,672	0.05%	107,929	-