Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

16 Dec 2005 15:42

Avon Rubber PLC16 December 2005 The following amendment has been made to the 'Director/PDMR Shareholding'announcement released on 15 December 2005 at 14:46 under RNS No 7424V. The words in brackets at the top of the right hand column should be preceded by an asterisk and not by quotes. This is to clarify which of the grants is a conditional award. All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below. RIS Announcement - Grant of awards Avon Rubber plc ("the Company"): Employee Share Plans - Announcement of transaction in ordinary shares of £1 each (the "Shares"). The Company announces that on 15 December 2005, nil-cost options over Shares(the "Options") and a nil cost conditional award of shares (the "ConditionalAward") were granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2002 toexecutive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs"),as listed below. The awards were granted on the date shown below at nil-cost. Number of Shares subject to the OptionName of Director/PDMR Date of grant (*Conditional Award) Terence K.P. Stead 15/12/05 115,942Peter C Slabbert 15/12/05 55,652Jonathan R.M. Palmer 15/12/05 55,652Leland J Richards* 15/12/05 63,712*Simon D. Wright 15/12/05 33,391Janine Jones 15/12/05 16,174Peter J. Fairbairn 15/12/05 27,826 The transaction took place at Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6NB. This announcement is made pursuant to Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 followingnotifications under both section 324 Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule3.1.2. Contact: Peter Fairbairn, Company Secretary, on telephone 01225 896860. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange