25 September 2014
The Company announced today that it raised proceeds of approximately £399.3 million (before expenses) through a placing of a total of 71,297,452 new ordinary shares in the Company (the 'Placing Shares') at a price of 560 pence per Placing Share.
The Company was informed today that the directors listed below subscribed for the below numbers of Placing Shares.
Director |
Interest in Shares prior to acquisition |
Number of Shares acquired |
Total Shares held beneficially |
D J Atkins |
346,318 |
17,500 |
363,818 |
P W Cole |
258,959 |
12,948 |
271,907 |
N T Drakesmith |
208,108 |
11,000 |
219,108 |
J-P Mouton |
237,873 |
11,894 |
249,767 |
D Tyler |
20,000 |
2,000 |
22,000 |
The directors listed above acquired a total of 55,342 Placing Shares at an aggregate value of £309,915. This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R.
Sarah Booth
General Counsel and Company Secretary