MUR.L Regulatory News (MUR)

19 Oct 2007 11:32

Murgitroyd Group PLC19 October 2007 19 October 2007 Murgitroyd Group PLC ("Murgitroyd" or "the Group") Directors' Shareholdings The Board of Murgitroyd announces that on 19 October 2007 the Group's brokers,Noble & Company Limited, placed a total of 515,000 ordinary shares of 10p eachin the Group ("Ordinary Shares") with new and existing institutional investors("the Placing") at 425p per share, following significant institutional interestin the Group. As part of the Placing, Mr Ian G Murgitroyd, Executive Chairman of the Group,sold 500,000 Ordinary Shares and Mr David Castle, an Executive Director of theGroup, sold 15,000 Ordinary Shares. Mr Castle's shares were held in the jointnames of Mr Castle and his wife, Mrs Eileen Castle. Following the Placing, Mr Murgitroyd and his connected parties hold 2,387,105Ordinary Shares in the Group representing 28.61% of the issued share capital ofthe Group. Following the disposal of shares, Mr Castle and connected parties no longer havean interest in the issued share capital of the Group. For further information please contact: Keith Young, CEO & Finance Director T: 0141 307 8400David Ovens, Noble & Company Limited T: 0131 225 9677 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange