Purchase of Shares by ESOP

RNS Number : 0690U

Hammerson PLC

20 December 2012

 



Hammerson plc

20 December 2012

Purchase of Shares by the Trustees of the Hammerson Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Trust")

On 19 December 2012, Hammerson plc (the "Company") received notification that Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited (being the trustees of the Trust) has acquired Ordinary shares of £0.25 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary shares") as detailed below:

Number of Ordinary shares purchased	Average price paid per Ordinary share	Date of Purchase
700,000	£4.8727	18 December 2012

It is intended that the shares will be used to satisfy exercises and releases of options and awards granted to employees of the Company under various employee share plans operated by the Company. 

Following this purchase, the Trust holds 1,337,807 Ordinary Shares representing 0.19 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary shares and total voting rights.

Sarah Booth

General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

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