Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0920D

St. Ives PLC

24 April 2013

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DTR 3.1.4.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

ST IVES PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to:

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R; or

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1); or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006

(I)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

MATTHEW ARMITAGE	(DIRECTOR)
PATRICK MARTELL	(DIRECTOR)

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT THE PERSONS NAMED IN 3 ABOVE.

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF PERSONS NAMED IN 3 ABOVE.

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

N/A

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

N/A

8. State the nature of the transaction

GRANT OF AN OPTION UNDER THE RULES OF THE ST IVES SHARESAVE PLAN ("SHARESAVE PLAN")

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

N/A

14. Date and place of transaction

N/A

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

N/A

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17. Date of grant

23 APRIL 2013

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

FROM 1 JUNE 2016 TO 1 DECEMBER 2016

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

GRANT OF AWARD OF OPTIONS UNDER THE SHARESAVE PLAN OVER A TOTAL OF 13,192 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH TO THE FOLLOWING:

MATTHEW ARMITAGE	6,596
PATRICK MARTELL	6,596

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

108.60 PENCE

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

	TOTAL NUMBER OF ST IVES PLC ORDINARY SHARES OVER WHICH SHARESAVE PLAN OPTIONS ARE HELD FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION:	EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL:
MATTHEW ARMITAGE	9,172	<0.01%
PATRICK MARTELL	9,172	<0.01%