DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULE 3.1.4R(1)(a)
The Company was notified on 1 June 2011 by Computershare Investor Services plc, the provider of the all employee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases on 31 May 2011 in the Company's ordinary shares:-
(a) that 44,239 shares were purchased and allocated at £13.79 per share using participating employees' gross salary ('Partnership Shares').
(b) that the Company matched the Partnership Shares purchased by employees and allocated a further 45,824 shares at £13.79 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 |
|
Colin Hood Director |
9 |
6 |
138,689 |
Ian Marchant Director |
9 |
6 |
225,803 |
Alistair Phillips-Davies Director |
9 |
6 |
100,733 |
Gregor Alexander Director |
9 |
6 |
90,534 |
David Franklin PDMR |
3 |
6 |
N/A |
Rob McDonald PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Jim McPhillimy PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Mark Mathieson PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Paul Smith PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
Alan Young PDMR |
9 |
6 |
N/A |