7 Jan 2009 14:50
| For Immediate Release | 7 January 2009 |
SkyePharma PLC ("the Company")
The Company was informed on 6 January 2009 that as a result of transactions on 9 December 2008 and 6 January 2009 by the SkyePharma PLC Share Purchase Plan (an approved all employee share purchase plan) the Trustees of the Plan purchased an additional 1,568 Ordinary Shares of the Company at a price of £1.40 on 9 December 2008 and 1,524 Ordinary Shares of the Company at a price of £1.43 per share on 6 January 2008.
As a result of these transactions, Peter Grant, a Director of the Company, has the following additional interests as a result of his personal participation in the Plan:-
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| Partnership Shares purchased | Matching Shares awarded | Total number of Partnership and Matching Shares held |
| 9 December 2008 at £1.40 per share | 90 | 90 | 1,378 |
| 6 January 2009 at £1.43 per share | 87 | 87 | 1,552 |
In accordance with the rules of the Plan, Mr Grant has been awarded Matching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share (Ordinary Share) for each Partnership Share (Ordinary Share).
The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to Mr Grant in three years' time subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlying Partnership Shares.
The execution of the transaction noted above did not involve any of the Company's Directors or any persons discharging managerial responsibility.
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).