17 Nov 2009 16:17
ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS PLC
"the Company"
Exercise of Employee Option
Following the exercise by an employee of options over shares in the capital of the Company on 13 November 2009, the Company makes the following announcements:
| 1 | a transfer of shares was approved today in respect of 4,000 Ordinary shares of 4p each ("Ordinary Shares") at 74.5p per share in the capital of the Company beneficially held by Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited ("the Trustee") as Trustee of the Albemarle & Bond Pawnbrokers Limited Employee Benefit Trust; |
| 2 | as a result of the transfer announced above, the Trustee now holds 386,667 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company which is equivalent to 0.70% of the Company's issued share capital; |
| 3 | G V Nicholls, B J Stevenson, D A L Page and D P Pattinson are directors of Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited. |
Director Dealing
The Company announces that it received on 16 November 2009 notice from Mr G V Nicholls, a director of the Company, of the following market sale of Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company:
| Date | Sold | Purchased | Price per Share | Details |
| 13 November 2009 | 6,550 | 0 | 241.8p | Sold through the Self-Invested Personal Pension Scheme of G V Nicholls registered in the name of James Hay Pension Trustees Limited |
Following the above transaction, Mr Nicholls' beneficial interest in the Company's shares is 613,512 Ordinary Shares, which is equivalent to 1.11% of the Company's issued share capital.
As announced above, Mr Nicholls is a director of Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited, the Trustee of the Albemarle & Bond Pawnbrokers Limited Employee Benefit Trust.
Date: 17 November 2009
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