DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULE 3.1.4R(1)(a)
The Company was notified on 7 October 2013 by Computershare Investor Services plc, the provider of the all employee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases on 4 October 2013 in the Company's ordinary shares:-
(a) that 50,607 shares were purchased and allocated at £14.58 per share using participating employees' gross salary ('Partnership Shares').
(b) that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and allocated a further 56,376 shares at £14.58 per share ('Matching Shares'). The Company gives employees 2 Matching Shares for each Partnership Share bought by them up to a maximum of 6 Matching Shares per employee, each month.
The purchase, referred to above, was made pursuant to a regular standing order instruction with Computershare Investor Services plc for the monthly purchase of Partnership Shares.
The interests of Executive Directors/PDMRs of the Company in the transactions were as follows:
Director/PDMR |
SIP Purchases |
Total holding following notification |
|
|
Number of Partnership Shares |
Number of Matching Shares |
|
Gregor Alexander Director |
9 |
6 |
123,915 |
Alistair Phillips-Davies Director |
9 |
6 |
133,998 |
Rob McDonald PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Jim McPhillimy PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Mark Mathieson PDMR |
8 |
6 |
N/A |
Will Morris PDMR |
8 |
6 |
N/A |
Martin Pibworth PDMR |
2 |
4 |
N/A |
Brandon Rennet PDMR |
8 |
6 |
N/A |
Jim Smith PDMR |
8 |
6 |
N/A |
Paul Smith PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Alan Young PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
The Company was notified on 7 October 2013 of a re-investment by the manager of an ISA (formerly PEP) held by Gregor Alexander pursuant to a regular standing order instruction. Gregor Alexander acquired 38 shares at a price of £14.50 per share on 7 October 2013.
Following this transaction, Gregor Alexander has a beneficial interest in 123,953 shares.