Communisis PLC Regulatory News (CMS)

24 Mar 2010 16:15

Communisis plc (`Communisis' or the `Company') NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

The notifications below are all made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4 R(1) and the dealings were all in respect of :-

1. The grant of options pursuant to the Communisis Long Term Incentive Plan to

acquire (for nil consideration but subject to a performance condition)

ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the share capital of Communisis plc;

and

2. The surrender for nil consideration (other than the grant of the options

referred to in (1) above) of options previously granted (subject to

different performance conditions) to acquire ordinary shares of 25 pence

each in the share capital of Communisis plc.

On 24 March 2010, each of the persons named in column 1 of the table below (the "Table"):

1. surrendered the number of options stated in column 2 of the Table;

2. was granted the number of options stated in column 3 of the Table

The options are exercisable from March 2013 to March 2017.

The effect of the surrenders is that (except for options granted under the Company's all employee Sharesave Scheme) each of the persons named in the Table:

a. has ceased to hold all the options to acquire ordinary shares of 25 pence

each in the share capital of Communisis plc previously granted to him; and

b. now holds only the options stated in column 3 of the Table.

The table on page 35 of the Company's 2009 Annual Financial Report (available for download at http://www.communisis.com/agm2010) states (among other things) the options held by the directors named in column 1 of the Table below at 31 December 2009 (and immediately before the above surrenders and grants). As a result of the surrenders and grants above mentioned the only holdings of options by those directors are as stated in column 3 of the Table below (except for options held under the Sharesave Scheme). The performance condition subject to which the options referred to in that column have been granted is summarised on pages 30 and 31 of the 2009 Annual Financial Report.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Director / Options Options PDMR surrendered granted on 24 March 2010 on 24 March 2010 Andy Blundell 200,000 1,500,000 Peter King 420,270 750,000 Alastair 468,062 750,000 Blaxill Dave Rushton 270,000 750,000 John Wells 565,489 750,000 Gurdev Singh 40,000 375,000 Total 1,963,821 4,875,000 Sarah MortonCompany Secretary0113 277 020224 March 2010