The Director/PDMR Shareholding announcement released today at 10:04 under RNS No 4485W should be disregarded.
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London Stock Exchange GROUP plc (the Company)
11 June 2008
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Acquisition of shares under the terms of the London Stock Exchange 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan
On 10 June 2008 London Stock Exchange Group plc was notified that on that day Doug Webb, purchased 10,660 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each in the Company (Shares). Doug Webb is participating in the London Stock Exchange Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 (the LTIP) whereby an employee purchases Shares in the Company (Invested Shares) and, in return, is granted a matching award of Shares.
In return for Mr Webb purchasing Invested Shares the Company has granted him a matching award over such number of Shares that equals two times the value of Shares that Mr Webb could have bought had the investment been made on a pre-tax basis (the Matching Award).
Director/PDMR |
Number and percentage of issued class of Invested Shares purchased of which the trustee is the registered holder |
Number of Shares conditionally awarded under the Matching Award |
Total beneficial holding of Shares and total percentage beneficial holding following notification |
Doug Webb |
10,660 at £9.1322 per share 0.004% |
36,104 |
10,660 (together with 73,120 unvested Shares held by the trustee) 0.004% (0.03%) |
To be eligible to receive the Matching Award, directors and senior executives must hold their Invested Shares and remain in employment for a period of three years from the date of grant of the Matching Award. The actual number of Shares transferred to a director or senior executive on the vesting of the Matching Award will depend on the extent to which a corporate performance target is satisfied over the three-year vesting period.
Full details of the LTIP are provided in the report on directors' remuneration in the London Stock Exchange Group plc 2008 Annual Report.
This notification relates to a disclosure made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: 020 7797 3517
Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
Lisa Condron
Date of notification
11 June 2008