Company Name: Origin Enterprises plc
Headline: Director/PDMR Shareholding
Origin Enterprises plc ('Origin' or 'the Group')
Directors Purchase of Shares
Origin Enterprises plc was today informed of the following share purchases by Directors.
Tom O'Mahony - Chief Executive Officer
No. of Ordinary shares of €0.01 purchased: 54,050
Date of Purchase: 1st December 2008
Purchase price per share: €1.85
Beneficial interest held post transaction: 837,267
Brendan Fitzgerald - Chief Financial Officer
No. of Ordinary shares of €0.01 purchased: 32,430
Date of Purchase: 1st December 2008
Purchase price per share: €1.85
Beneficial interest held post transaction: 426,468
Declan Giblin - Executive Director
No. of Ordinary shares of €0.01 purchased: 30,000
Date of Purchase: 1st December 2008
Purchase price per share: €1.80
Beneficial interest held post transaction: 155,000
Alan Gray - Non-Executive Director
No. of Ordinary shares of €0.01 purchased: 27,030
Date of Purchase: 1st December 2008
Purchase price per share: €1.85
Beneficial interest held post transaction: 47,887
ENDS
Enquiries :
Murray Consultants
Joe Murray 01 4980 320
Joe Heron 01 4980 315
About Origin Enterprises plc
Origin Enterprises plc is a leading Agri-Nutrition and Food company listed on the IEX and AIM markets of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges. The Agri-Nutrition division, through its manufacturing and distribution operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Poland, has leading market positions in the supply of feed ingredients, specialist agronomy services, crop nutrition and marine proteins. The Group's Food division, comprising sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing activities in Ireland, has leadership positions in ambient food across the retail, food service and manufacturing sectors.
IEX ticker symbol: OIZ
AIM ticker symbol: OGN
Website: www.originenterprises.com