Directors' dealings and addit

RNS Number : 3250U

Plant Health Care PLC

13 May 2008

 

13 May 2008

For Immediate Release

PLANT HEALTH CARE PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

Directors' dealings and additional listing

On 12 May 2008, pursuant to the exercise of options by John Brady, Chief Executive, the Company approved the allotment and issue credited as fully paid of 50,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'), details as follows:

Name of option holder	Number of shares over which option exercised	Option price per share
John A. Brady	50,000	37p

The Company was subsequently advised that, on 12 May 2008, John Brady sold 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 340 pence per share.  

The Company was also advised on 12 May 2008 that Dr. Albert Fischer, Chairman, sold 25,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 340 pence per share.  

Following the above-mentioned allotment and disposals, the interests of Dr. Albert Fischer and John Brady in the ordinary share capital of the Company are as shown below:

Name	Ordinary Share holding	Percentage of issued Ordinary Share capital	Share Options	LTIPs
Dr. Albert Fischer	129,736	0.29%	225,000	Nil
John Brady	14,395	0.032%	1,150,000	200,000

Application has been made for 50,000 Ordinary Shares (the 'New Shares') to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market for listed securities ('Admission').

The New Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise of options. Admission is expected to become effective on 19 May 2008. The New Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.  

Following admission of the New Shares, the total issued share capital of the Company will be 44,801,798 Ordinary Shares, all of which have voting rights.  

The above figure 44,801,798 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Plant Health Care plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.  

Enquiries:

Andrew C. Wood FCIS

Company Secretary

020 8866 5702

Evolution Securities Limited

Tim Worlledge/Tim Redfern

Tel: [phone]

Tavistock Communications

Jeremy Carey/Matt Ridsdale

Tel: [phone]

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