Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3885Q

Persimmon PLC

08 April 2009

 



Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 7 April 2009 John White, Chairman, Mike Farley, Chief Executive and Mike Killoran, Finance Director exercised the following options over shares awarded to them under the Company's Bonus Share Scheme and Synergy Incentive Plan.

Name           Number of Shares            Scheme

John White      29,659                              Bonus Share Scheme

                    119,390                              Synergy Incentive Plan

Mike Farley      22,077                              Bonus Share Scheme

                      63,675                              Synergy Incentive Plan

Mike Killoran      9,135                              Bonus Share Scheme

                       51,736                             Synergy Incentive Plan

The numbers of shares in respect of the Synergy Incentive Plan include an award for Dividend Shares, in accordance with the rules of the Plan.  

On 8 April 2009, John White sold 79,000 shares in the Company, Mike Farley sold 40,000 shares and Mike Killoran sold 55,000 shares. All sales were at an average price of £4.0039.  As a result of these transactions, Mr White and his wife's interest in the Company's shares increased to 2,051,971 shares or 0.7% of the issued share capital of the Company, Mr Farley and his wife's interest increased to 1,052,753 shares or 0.4% of the issued share capital and Mr Killoran and his partner's interest increased to 436,852 shares or 0.15% of the issued share capital.  All percentages exclude Treasury Shares.

Mr White, Mr Farley and Mr Killoran have informed the Company that they sold these shares to settle tax liabilities.

The issued share capital of the Company on 8 April 2009 was 300,422,982 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.

 

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