Director Shareholding

8 Jun 2005 07:00

Lavendon Group PLC8 June 2005 LAVENDON GROUP PLC (the "Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company was notified on 7 June 2005 that its Chairman, David Price, on thesame day sold 700,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company ("ordinaryShares") at a price of £1.90 per Ordinary Share. Following the transaction,David Price's beneficial interest is 2,153,706 Ordinary Shares, representing5.8% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. The Company was also notified on 7 June 2005 that, in independent transactions,its Chief Executive, Kevin Appleton and its Finance Director, Alan Merrell, havepurchased Ordinary Shares on 7 June 2005 and 6 June 2005 respectively. KevinAppleton purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of £1.90 perOrdinary Share. Alan Merrell purchased 25,162 Ordinary Shares at an averageprice of £1.99 per Ordinary Share. Following these transactions, KevinAppleton's and Alan Merrell's beneficial interests are 60,000 and 37,662Ordinary Shares respectively, representing 0.2% and 0.1% respectively of theCompany's issued ordinary share capital. 8 June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange