ARL.L Regulatory News (ARL)

4 Mar 2008 16:07

SMC Group Plc04 March 2008 4 March 2008 SMC Group Plc ("SMC" or "the Company") Update on Directors' Holdings SMC wishes to confirm that as a result of the successful completion of the OpenOffer, as announced on 16 January 2008, and the appointment of ChristopherLittlemore to the Board of SMC as Managing Director, as announced on 25 January2008, the interests of the Directors of SMC in the ordinary share capital of theCompany are as follows: Director Number of ordinary Percentage of issued shares held ordinary share capitalSir Rodney Walker 3,303,216 1.39Christopher Littlemore 174,786 0.07Robert Boardman 292,650 0.12Nicholas Wills 9,000,000 3.78Richard Young 1,919,014 0.81Maxwell Hutchinson 125,000 0.05Robert Tyrrell 502,000 0.21 For further information: SMC Group Plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7495 5335Christopher Littlemore/Rob Boardman Numis Securities Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 1000Stuart Skinner/Brent Nabbs/JamesSerjeant Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel: +44 (0)20 7861 3232David Rydell/Chris Hamilton - ends - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange