Portmeirion Regulatory News (PMP)

24 Mar 2005 14:58

Portmeirion Group PLC24 March 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC 2) Name of directors L.F. BRYANB.W.J. PHILLIPSA.W. RALLEY 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them (if notified) 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connectedwith the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactionsplease indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/nondiscretionary GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS 7) Number of shares/amount ofstock acquired 8) Percentage of issued class 9) Number of shares/amountof stock disposed 10) Percentage of issued class 11) Class of security 12) Price per share 13) Date of transaction 14) Date company informed 15) Total holding following this notification 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes 17) Date of grant 24TH MARCH 2005 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 24TH MARCH 2008 - 24TH MARCH 2009 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number ORDINARY 5P SHARES L.F. BRYAN 150,000B.W.J. PHILLIPS 150,000A.W. RALLEY 150,000 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that priceis to be fixed at time of exercise 167.5P PER SHARE 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options heldfollowing this notification L.F. BRYAN 220,000B.W.J. PHILLIPS 200,000A.W. RALLEY 220,000 23) Any additional informationTHE OPTIONS GRANTED ON 24 MARCH 2005 ARE NORMALLY ONLY EXERCISEABLE IF THEEARNINGS PER SHARE OF THE GROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2007 IS MORETHAN 15% HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE OF THE EARNINGS PER SHARE FIGURES FOR THE YEARSENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001, 31 DECEMBER 2002 AND 31 DECEMBER 2003. 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries BRETT PHILLIPS, COMPANY SECRETARY - 01782 744721 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Date of Notification 24TH MARCH 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange