Director Shareholding

20 Apr 2005 07:00

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC20 April 2005 Embargoed until 0700 20 April 2005 GW Pharmaceuticals plc ("GW" or "the Company") SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS Dr Geoffrey Guy, a Director of the Company, has today gifted for nilconsideration 525,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company to familymembers. The gift amounts to 0.46% of the issued ordinary share capital, and hadbeen made for tax planning purposes. Following this notification Dr Guy retains 22,878,708 ordinary shares of 0.1peach, amounting to 20.20% of the shares in issue. - Ends - Enquiries: GW Pharmaceuticals plc 01980 557000Jonathan Laughton, Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange