10 Sep 2008 09:27
Phytopharm plc
10 SeptemberΒ 2008
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING - Purchase of Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") in Phytopharm plc (the "Company") by Directors of the Company under itsΒ employeeΒ Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP").
The SIP trustee, Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited (the "Trustee"), notified the CompanyΒ onΒ 9Β September 2008Β that the following Directors of the Company acquired Shares under the SIPΒ onΒ 8Β SeptemberΒ 2008, in each case, held by the Trustee:
|
Director |
Number of shares acquired* |
Aggregate number of Shares held beneficially following acquisition (across all accounts) |
|
Daryl Rees |
1,388 |
131,763 |
|
Piers Morgan |
1,388 |
131,763 |
\* The number of Shares acquired includesΒ 694Β Partnership SharesΒ purchased by each of theseΒ DirectorsΒ atΒ 18 pence andΒ 694Β Matching SharesΒ issuedΒ to each of these Directors. Both partnership and matching elements are registered in the name of the Trustee.
The SIP operates as follows:
Each month the Trustee uses participants' contributions (which may not exceed Β£125 per participant per month) toΒ purchase shares in the market. These shares are called "Partnership Shares".
At the same time the CompanyΒ issuesΒ to participants via the Trustee one "Matching Share" for every Partnership Share purchased that month.Β These Matching SharesΒ are purchased in the market and willΒ vest with the employee three years from the date ofΒ purchase.
For further information, please contact:
Zoe McGowan,Β Head of Finance
Phytopharm plc Tel No: +44 (0)1480 437697
Further information about Phytopharm can be found on the Company's website www.phytopharm.com
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