Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 Aug 2007 07:00

Empresaria Group PLC21 August 2007 Empresaria Group plc ("Empresaria" or the "Company") Director's dealings The Company announces that on 21 August 2007, and as previously disclosed in thecircular sent to shareholders on 5 April 2007, the following directors ofEmpresaria transferred holdings of ordinary shares into the Company's ExecutiveEquity Participation Plan ("EEPP"): Director Number of Dates from when Expiry date for transferred awards over exercise of into the EEPP matching shares awards are exercisable Tony Martin 13,461 1 January 2009 27 December 2016 Miles Hunt 60,615 1 January 2009 27 December 2016 Nicholas Hall-Palmer 42,307 1 January 2009 27 December 2016 Following this transfer of shares into the EEPP, the above mentioned directors'total interests over ordinary shares of the Company are: Director Number of Number of Total interest Total interest ordinary shares investment over ordinary over ordinary held shares held shares shares as a % within the EEPP of the issued share capital Tony Martin 4,305,081 36,537 4,341,618 13.02Miles Hunt 3,680,803 156,768 3,837,571 11.51NicholasHall-Palmer 90,110 111,537 201,647 0.60 Further information regarding the EEPP can be found in the circular sent toshareholders dated 5 April 2007 and in the Company's AIM Admission Documentdated 28 October 2004, both of which are available to view on the Company'swebsite at www.empresaria.com. Enquiries: Empresaria Group plc Tel: +44 (0)1293 649 912Miles Hunt, Chief Executive Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000Azhic Basirov Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 3205 5000Nicholas How Notes for editors: Empresaria Group plc is an international specialist staffing group built on aphilosophy of management equity. Empresaria was formed in 1996 by Miles Hunt. Its business model allows foundermanagers and key staff within Empresaria's subsidiaries to acquire or retain ameaningful stake in the businesses they run or work in. Group strategy is to develop an international specialist staffing group balancedacross sectors, geographies and operations. It currently operates in 18countries with over 130 branches. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange