Close Bros Regulatory News (CBG)

3 Mar 2008 18:06

Close Brothers Group PLC03 March 2008 Close Brothers Group plc Close Brothers Group plc ("the Company") notify the following changes in theinterests in the ordinary shares of the Company ("Shares") of the directors andpersons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR's") of the Company on 3rdMarch 2008. 1. Shares purchased at £6.3048 per share: Director Shares S.R. Hodges 50,000B.N. Carnegie-Brown 10,000R.D. Kent 25,000D.G.J. Paterson 2,000 2. LTIP Awards called for at nil cost. Director Shares S.R. Hodges 64,265C.D. Keogh 76,628D.C. Pusinelli 49,169 PDMR M.J. Barley 31,928J.S. Sieff 29,374 Mr. M.J. Barley sold 13,137 Shares at £6.25 to cover his tax and nationalinsurance liability arising from the vesting of his 31,928 LTIP shares above. 3. Deferred Share Awards called for at nil cost. Director Shares S.R. Hodges 13,576 4. Executive Share Options exercised and resultant Shares retained. Director Option Exercise Price Shares S.R. Hodges £4.0481 87,666C.D. Keogh £4.0481 87,666 The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of thosedirectors and PDMR's involved in the share dealings above are as follows: Shareholding Option holding Deferred share LTIP awards prior to prior to awards prior to prior to share dealing share dealing share dealing share dealing Director S.R. Hodges 477,962 (0.32%) 499,814 240,407 266,767C.D. Keogh 407,111 (0.27%) 533,698 295,781 330,236D.C. Pusinelli 257,384 (0.17%) 292,539 124,893 231,421B.N. Carnegie-Brown - - - -R.D. Kent 257,186 (0.17%) 68,750 - -D.G.J. Paterson 10,000 (0.01%) - - - PDMR M.J. Barley 11,457 (0.01%) 85,647 27,562 133,479J.S. Sieff - 19,399 95,553 160,156 Shareholding Option holding Deferred share LTIP awards after after awards after after share dealing share dealing share dealing share dealing Director S.R. Hodges 693,469 (0.46%) 412,148 226,831 202,502C.D. Keogh 571,405 (0.38%) 446,032 295,781 253,608D.C. Pusinelli 306,553 (0.21%) 292,539 124,893 182,252 B.N. Carnegie-Brown 10,000 (0.01%) - - -R.D. Kent 282,186 (0.19%) 68,750 - -D.G.J. Paterson 12,000 (0.01%) - - - PDMR M.J. Barley 30,248 (0.02%) 85,647 27,562 101,551J.S. Sieff 29,374 (0.02%) 19,399 95,553 130,782 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange