Director Shareholding

16 Jun 2005 15:36

Greggs PLC16 June 2005 On 16 June 2005 Greggs plc ("the Company") was notified that on 16 June 2005,the trustees of the Greggs Employee Benefit Trust, including Ian Gregg, SirMichael Darrington and Malcolm Simpson (directors of the Company) sold 1,690ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company (0.014% of the issued shares) at£28.21 per share to employees on the exercise of options granted pursuant to theCompany's Savings Related Share Option Scheme. After the disposal, the trustees of the Employment Benefit Trust hold 58,382shares (0.48% of the issued shares). The total beneficial and non-beneficial holdings of each relevant director(excluding interests in share options) following this notification are asfollows: Beneficial Non-beneficial Ian Gregg 144,835 (1.19%) 58,382 (0.48%) Malcolm Simpson 87,986 (0.72%) 86,983 (0.72%) Sir Michael Darrington 78,802 (0.65%) 58,382 (0.48%) (Both of the Executive Directors, Sir Michael Darrington and Malcolm Simpson,have a potential beneficial interest in the 58,382 shares held by the EmployeeBenefit Trust shown above as part of their respective non-beneficial interests) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange