Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5013Y

PZ CUSSONS PLC

22 February 2013

 

PZ Cussons Plc (the "Company")  

Announcement to the London Stock Exchange  

This notification is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a).  

On 21 February 2013 Mr George Kostianis, a PDMR, sold 57,860 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company for a consideration of £4.0890 per share.

The shares were sold to the Paterson Zochonis Employee Trust ("the Trust"). The Trust is a discretionary trust under which the class of beneficiaries who may benefit comprises all bona fide employees and former employees of the Company and its subsidiaries including members of such employees' and former employees' immediate families.  Accordingly, the Executive Directors and PDMRs of the Company are included in the class of beneficiaries and are deemed to have an interest in all of such shares. The Trust's holding in the ordinary shares of 1p in the Company following this transaction is 1,306,082 shares (0.30%).

After this sale, Mr Kostianis (and his wife) holds 50,000 shares (comprising 0.01% of the total shares in issue). The Company was informed by Mr Kostianis of this dealing in shares on 21 February 2013. 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:  

Sam Plant  

Company Secretary, PZ Cussons Plc  

(T) (00) 44 (0)161 435 1000 

 

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