26 March 2010
James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ("the Company")
Directors interest in shares
The Company was notified on 22 March 2010 that the executive directors of the Company had increased their holdings of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, following the satisfactory achievement of the relevant performance conditions.
This has been accomplished by the vesting of an aggregate of 71,811 Ordinary Shares at a deemed price of 403p being the middle market price at the close of business on 16 March 2010, the day of the announcement of the preliminary results.
On 16 March 2010, an aggregate of 29,441 Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 403p per share to fund the tax liability resulting from the award.
Details of these Ordinary Shares vesting to each executive director are set out below:
|
Number of Ordinary Shares awarded |
Percentage of Issued share capital |
Number of Ordinary Shares retained |
Beneficial Interest in Ordinary Shares following award
|
Percentage of Issued Share Capital following award |
T.C.Harris |
22,315 |
0.04 |
13,166 |
280,871 |
0.56 |
N.P.Henry |
29,362 |
0.06 |
17,324 |
72,827 |
0.15 |
M.J.Shields |
10,906 |
0.02 |
6,435 |
201,601 |
0.40 |
S.A.Harris |
9,228 |
0.02 |
5,445 |
35,009 |
0.07 |