Director/PDMR Shareholding
Legal & General Group PLC
02 May 2007
Legal & General Group Plc Directors' & Senior Managers' Share Interests
Legal & General Group Performance Share Plan - Release
On 1 May 2007, a total of 1,598,500 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each were released
to the Executive Directors of Legal & General Group Plc ('Group') from the
Performance Share Plan ('PSP'). This and other long-term share incentive
schemes are described in detail in the 2006 Report and Accounts.
Details of the shares released and subsequent sales by the Executive Directors
are set out in the table below.
Over the period from 8 April 2004 to 10 April 2007, the Total Shareholder Return
of Legal & General Group Plc was ranked 37th in the FTSE 100. Under the terms
of the PSP, a multiple of 2.3 was applied to the performance shares awarded in
2004, which matured on 10 April 2007.
The price set in accordance with tax legislation was 161.163p per share.
Name Number of Shares Number of Shares Sold to pay for Number of Shares
Released Tax and NI Subsequently Sold
C. R. R. Avery 276,000 113,160 162,840
T. J. Breedon 345,000 141,450 0
A. W. Palmer 391,000 160,310 0
R. A. Phipps 414,000 169,740 244,260
J. B. Pollock 172,500 70,726 101,774
The following Senior Managers (being persons discharging managerial
responsibility within the Group) were also participants in the Legal & General
Group Plc PSP:
Name Number of Shares Number of Shares Sold to pay for Number of Shares
Released Tax and NI Subsequently Sold
M. J. Bolton 69,000 28,291 40,709
I. A. Gibson 57,500 23,576 33,924
M. J. Gregory 92,000 37,721 54,279
G. J. Hoskin 138,000 56,581 81,419
Legal & General Group Share Bonus Plan
Following a recommendation of the ESOT Committee on 1 May 2007, a total of
457,929 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each, were conditionally allocated to the
Executive Directors of Legal & General Group Plc under the Share Bonus Plan
('SBP').
The effective date for the grant of the awards was 25 April 2007 and the
calculation of the initial award allocation was based on a share price of
155.7p, which was the closing middle market price on 24 April 2007. No
consideration was paid for the grant of any award. These shares will be held in
trust for three years before vesting.
Details of the shares allocated are set out in the table below:
Name Number of Shares Allocated
C. R. R. Avery 66,152
T. J. Breedon 151,252
A. W. Palmer 89,116
R. A. Phipps 89,116
J. B. Pollock 60,693
The following Senior Managers are also participants in the Legal & General Group
Plc SBP:
Name Number of Shares Allocated
M. J. Bolton 28,901
C. A. Davies 14,450
I. A. Gibson 19,267
M. J. Gregory 32,113
G. J. Hoskin 32,755
Legal & General Group Employee Share Plan
In common with all eligible employees, each of the Executive Directors of Legal
& General Group Plc has been invited to apply for partnership shares under the
Legal & General Group Employee Share Plan ('the Plan') on a monthly basis. On 1
May 2007, each Executive Director chose to contribute to purchase the following
partnership shares:
Name Partnership Shares
C. R. R. Avery 81
T. J. Breedon 81
A. W. Palmer 81
R. A. Phipps 81
J. B. Pollock 81
The Group matched these shares, on a one-to-one basis, up to £20 per month.
Accordingly, each executive director received 13 matching shares. The shares
were purchased at a price of 154.4p per share.
The following Senior Managers also chose to take part in the Plan. Each Senior
Manager chose to contribute to purchase the following partnership shares:
Name Partnership Shares
M. J. Bolton 81
C. A. Davies 81
I. A. Gibson 81
M. J. Gregory 81
G. J. Hoskin 81
The Group matched these shares, on a one-to-one basis, up to £20 per month.
Accordingly, each Senior Manager received 13 matching shares. The shares were
purchased at a price of 154.4p per share.
Total Interests in Shares - Executive Directors
Following all the above SBP awards and Employee Share Plan purchases, the
Executive Directors have beneficial interests in the shares of the Group
(comprising shares, shares held by trustees within share schemes or plans and
share options) as set out below:
Name Shares Shares in schemes Options Total beneficial
interests
C. R. R. Avery 679,121 211,225 272,836 1,163,182
T. J. Breedon 1,280,782 404,690 87,880 1,773,352
A. W. Palmer 1,023,056 280,898 794,107 2,098,061
R. A. Phipps 1,250,520 295,994 381,280 1,937,794
J. B. Pollock 297,670 171,149 30,408 499,227
Non Executive Directors' purchases
On 1 May 2007, the following non-executive directors of the Group purchased the
following ordinary shares of 2.5p each ('shares') in the Group at a price of
154.4p per share:
Name Shares Purchased
F. A. Heaton 943
B. C. Hodson 943
Sir R. J. Margetts 5,152
R. H. Schmitz 943
H. E. Staunton 1,261
J. M Strachan 943
Sir D. A. Walker 1,261
Following these awards, the non-executive directors' current beneficial
interests in the Group now stand at:
Name Total Beneficial Interest
F. A. Heaton 80,501
B. C. Hodson 80,588
Sir R. J. Margetts 478,042
R. H. Schmitz 87,862
H. E. Staunton 102,434
J. M Strachan 66,448
Sir D. A. Walker 223,334
Legal & General Group Performance Share Plan - Conditional Allocation
Following a recommendation of the ESOT Committee on 1 May 2007, a total of
738,597 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each were conditionally allocated to the
Executive Directors of Legal & General Group Plc, under the PSP.
The effective date for the grant of the awards was 25 April 2007 and the
calculation of the initial award allocation was based on a share price of
155.7p, which was the closing middle market price on 24 April 2007. No
consideration was paid for the grant of the award. The number of PSP shares
that may be transferred to the individual is dependent upon the Total
Shareholder Return of Legal & General Group Plc compared with the FTSE 100,
measured over a three year period, but is capped at a multiple of 4 times the
shares allocated below.
Note: This conditional award has no effect on the Executive Directors'
beneficial interests in the Group.
Name Number of Shares Maximum Number of Shares Potentially
Allocated Releasable
C. R. R. Avery 112,395 449,580
T. J. Breedon 237,636 950,544
A. W. Palmer 141,297 565,188
R. A. Phipps 144,508 578,032
J. B. Pollock 102,761 411,044
The following Senior Managers are also participants in the Legal & General Group
Plc PSP:
Name Number of Shares Allocated Maximum Number of Shares Potentially Releasable
M. J. Bolton 41,746 166,984
C. A. Davies 30,828 123,312
I. A. Gibson 28,259 113,036
M. J. Gregory 57,803 231,212
G. J. Hoskin 75,144 300,576
Catherine Stage
Assistant Company Secretary
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