Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0796J

Synectics PLC

06 June 2014

 



Press Release

6 June 2014

Synectics plc

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Director PDMR shareholding

The Company has been notified on 5 June 2014 by the Trustee of the Company's HMRC Approved Employee Share Acquisition Plan ("ESAP") that it purchased 4,617 ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 4 April 2014 at £4.04p per share in accordance with the ESAP's rules and on behalf of all ESAP participants.

Under the terms of the ESAP, participating members, including employees and certain Directors of the Company, contribute a fixed amount to the Trustee on a monthly basis. The Trustee acquires a number of shares in the Company at the end of the contribution period (the "Period") (normally 6 months) based upon the contributions made in the preceding period and determined by the lowest share price at either the beginning of the Period or on the purchase day. In this instance the share price used for allocation of the number of shares for ESAP purposes was the price on the purchase date.

As a result of the share purchase and reinvestment of the Company's May 2014 dividend, the Company has been notified that John Shepherd and Nigel Poultney, directors of the Company, have each acquired an interest in 216 Ordinary Shares each.

Following the notifications to the Company on 5 June 2014, the interests of John Shepherd and Nigel Poultney in Synectics shares are now as stated below:

Director	Position	Beneficial Interest	Interest in Share Schemes	Resultant Total Interest	% of Issued Share Capital
John Shepherd	Chief Executive	66,272	407,908	474,180	2.66%
Nigel Poultney	Finance Director	13,000	227,540	240,570	1.35%

For further information, please contact:

Synectics plc	Tel: [phone]
Alison Dowling, Deputy Company Secretary	[e-mail]
Westhouse Securities Limited	Tel: [phone]
Tom Griffiths

 

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