Gusbourne Regulatory News (GUS)

20 Jun 2006 17:16

GUS PLC20 June 2006 GUS plc ("THE COMPANY") PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GUS PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN In June 2003 the Company made awards under its Performance Share Plan to personsdischarging managerial responsibility with such awards taking the form of adeferred right to acquire shares at no cost to the participant. The vesting ofsuch awards is subject to performance conditions and the conditions in respectof this award have now been satisfied. Accordingly, on 19 June 2006, thefollowing transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 29 3/43p each tookplace: Name of person Plan Plan shares Plan shares Number of discharging shares sold after retained Ordinary managerial released release * shares nowresponsibility held Christopher Callero 21,999 7,716 14,283 202,966 Paul Loft 19,245 7,907 11,338 118,084 John Saunders 24,426 10,035 14,391 103,918 * The sales of shares took place on the London Stock Exchange at a price of928.8194p per share and were made to satisfy the tax liabilities falling due onthe vesting of these awards. Following this notification, the number of Ordinary shares in the Company heldby Christopher Callero represents 0.02% of the Company's issued share capital(excluding Treasury shares). The holdings for Paul Loft and John Saundersrepresent 0.01% and 0.01% respectively. Notifications of these transactions were received by the Company on 20 June 2006and were made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange