Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1710N

Guinness Peat Group PLC

07 June 2010

 



GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC
Change of Directors' Interests
Guinness Peat Group ("GPG") announces the following changes in Directors' interests following the allotment of shares on 4 June 2010 pursuant to the 2010 Capitalisation Issue:
1.	Interests in the ordinary shares of Guinness Peat Group plc
		Allotment				Current Total
	Sir Ron Brierley*	5,223,535				57,458,897
	Tony Gibbs	852,088				9,372,971
	Ron Langley	88,000				968,000
	Blake Nixon	1,543,870				16,982,572
	Gary Weiss	1,850,373				20,354,121
	*As a result, Sir Ron Brierley's interests represent 3.16% of GPG's total shares in issue and consequent voting rights.
2.	Interests in options over the ordinary shares of GPG under the Company's share option schemes
	As a result of the 2010 Capitalisation Issue, under which a bonus issue of new shares was made at the rate of 1 new share for every 10 shares held, options held under the Company's share option schemes have also been adjusted.  As a consequence Directors' interests in the Company's share options are now as follows:
		Total Number of Options Adjusted for 2010 Capitalisation Issue				Exercise Prices adjusted for 2010 Capitalisation Issue	Dates Exercisable Between
	Sir Ron Brierley	3,876,942				Between 17.18p - 55.75p	17/10/04 - 10/04/2018
	Tony Gibbs	12,685,376				Between 17.18p - 55.75p	02/09/04 - 10/04/2018
	Blake Nixon	12,685,374				Between 17.18p - 55.75p	02/09/04 - 10/04/2018
	Gary Weiss	12,685,377				Between 17.18p - 55.75p	02/09/04 - 10/04/2018
	Note: As a result of the adjustments there is no change in the economic interests of the Directors in options held under the Company's share option schemes.
3.	Directors' interests in the shares of quoted subsidiary companies of GPG remain as follows:
	Interests in the ordinary shares of Turners and Growers Ltd (listed on the New Zealand Stock Market)
	Tony Gibbs		72,086
Chris Healy
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel: [phone]
7 June 2010

 

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