HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC (the "Company")
16 March 2010
PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
The Company has today received notification of the following transactions in its Ordinary
Shares of 10 pence each ("ordinary shares") by persons discharging managerial responsibility.
Release of shares under the Home Retail Group Performance Share Plan
In accordance with the terms of the Home Retail Group Performance Share Plan and following completion of the three-year performance period, awards made in May 2007 vested on 15 March 2010. The extent to which performance conditions were satisfied as at the vesting date was 52%. Ordinary shares were consequently released on 15 March 2010 as follows:
Name of person discharging managerial responsibility |
Plan shares released |
Plan shares sold after release
|
Plan shares retained |
|
|
|
|
Richard Ashton |
45,477 |
18,712* |
26,765 |
|
|
|
|
Terry Duddy |
88,736 |
36,510* |
52,226 |
|
|
|
|
Paul Loft |
46,586 |
19,168* |
27,418 |
|
|
|
|
Sara Weller |
55,460 |
22,819* |
32,641 |
|
|
|
|
*Sale of shares to satisfy the tax and social security liabilities falling due
on the release of these shares and to cover the incidental costs of disposal.
The sale of shares took place on the London Stock Exchange on 15 March 2010, at a price of 275.34 pence per share.
Notification of each of the above transactions is now made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R.
Gordon Bentley
Secretary
16 March 2010