Last checked at 27 Apr 2007 14:48
FURTHER TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED AT 13:00 TODAY, THE 32,154 UNAPPROVED OPTIONS WERE GRANTED TO K W ROONEY, NOT R P PEASE AS PREVIOUSLY STATED. THE FULL AMENDED TEXT IS SHOWN BELOW:
27 April 2007 PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC DIRECTORS PURCHASE OF SHARES AND GRANT OF OPTIONS
Personal Group Holdings Plc ("the Company") operates an Inland Revenue approved Company Share Ownership Plan (CSOP) which allows certain directors the opportunity to purchase shares in the Company currently held by Personal Group Trustees Limited.
On 27 April 2004 options under the Company's selective CSOP were awarded asfollows: No. of shares Exercise price Earliest pence per share exercisable date J P Barber 16,085 186.5 27 April 2007 R P Pease 6,675 186.5 27 April 2007 K W Rooney 16,085 186.5 27 April 2007
The directors have today notified the Company of the following transactions:
No. of shares Exercise price Total number of purchased pence per share shares held at 27 April 2007 J P Barber 16,085 186.5 315,896 R P Pease 6,675 186.5 84,392 K W Rooney 16,085 186.5 100,936
At a board meeting held on Tuesday, 24 April 2007, the directors approved the award of the following options under the CSOP to be made on 27 April 2007.
No. of shares Exercise price Exercise date pence per share (within 10 years from) J P Barber 9,646 311 27/04/2010 R P Pease 4,002 311 27/04/2010 K W Rooney 9,646 311 27/04/2010
In addition to share options awarded under the CSOP, the following unapproved options were also granted:
No. of shares Exercise price Exercise date pence per share (within 10 years from) J P Barber 22,508 311 27/04/2010 K W Rooney 32,154 311 27/04/2010
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