12 Aug 2008 12:13
Portmeirion Group PLC
(the "Company")
Directors' Shareholdings
The Company announces that Lawrence Bryan (Chief Executive) and Brett Phillips (Finance Director) exercised on 11 August 2008 the following options issued pursuant to The Portmeirion 2002 Share Option Scheme. These options were granted with an exercise price of £1.675 per ordinary share of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Share") on 24 March 2005 and became exercisable on 25 March 2008.
| Director | Number of Ordinary Shares over which options were exercised | Total exercise price paid by Director |
| L. F. Bryan | 6,000 | £10,050 |
| B. W. J. Phillips | 10,000 | £16,750 |
The Company has accordingly transferred 6,000 Ordinary Shares to L. F. Bryan and 10,000 Ordinary Shares to B. W. J. Phillips from the Ordinary Shares held in treasury by the Company. The total number of Ordinary Shares now held by the Company in treasury is 643,074. The Company has 10,563,030 Ordinary Shares in issue and 9,919,956 Ordinary Shares with voting rights following this notification.
The total number of Ordinary Shares over which L. Bryan holds options following this notification is 207,000. L. Bryan currently holds 174,144 (including this issue) Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 1.76% of the voting rights in the Company's ordinary share capital).
The total number of Ordinary Shares over which B. W. J. Phillips holds options following this notification is 200,199. B. W. J. Phillips currently holds 20,445 (including this issue) Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.21% of the voting rights in the Company's ordinary share capital).
Enquiries:
Dick Steele - Non executive Chairman 01782 744721
Brett Phillips - Finance Director 01782 744721
Portmeirion (PMP)