ASCI.L Regulatory News (ASCI)

2 Nov 2006 12:53

Shires Smaller Companies PLC02 November 2006 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company: Shires Smaller Companies plc 2) Name of director: H S Cathcart Esq 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest: Director 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified): Puddle Dock Nominees Ltd 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with theDirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:The Glasgow ISA 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 42 8) Percentage of issued class: 0.00% 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: 10) Percentage of issued class: 11) Class of security: Ordinary 50p shares 12) Price per share: 257p 13) Date of transaction: 1 November 2006 14) Date company informed: 2 November 2006 15) Total holding following this notification: 17,237 (all beneficial) 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 0.08% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Sonia Paterson 0141 5722700 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification: Graeme McDonald Date of Notification: 2 November 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange