Director/PDMR Shareholding

4 Oct 2007 12:36

Vernalis PLC04 October 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS VERNALIS PLC WINNERSH, UK 4th October 2007 - Vernalis plc (LSE : VER) ("Vernalis" or the"Company") announces that it has been informed that the following Directors ofthe Company, bought Ordinary 5 pence shares today as follows: TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p SharesDIRECTOR NAME Mr AJ WeirNUMBER OF SHARES 100,000 (0.032%)SOLD / ACQUIRED AcquiredPRICE PER SHARE 0.1975 penceTOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 186,747 (0.060%) comprising:ACQUISITION 180,269 - held by Mr Weir 1,498 - held by Barclays Nominees on behalf of Mr Weir 4,192 - held by Mr Weir's spouse 788 - held by Barclays Nominees on behalf of Mr Weir's spouse TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p SharesDIRECTOR NAME Ms CC FergusonNUMBER OF SHARES 46,330 (0.015%)SOLD / ACQUIRED AcquiredPRICE PER SHARE 0.2145 penceTOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 122,969 (0.039%) held by TD WaterhouseACQUISITION Nominees on behalf of Ms Ferguson TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p SharesDIRECTOR NAME Mr GM KennedyNUMBER OF SHARES 50,000 (0.016%)SOLD / ACQUIRED AcquiredPRICE PER SHARE 0.2050 penceTOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 129,094 (0.041%) held by Mr KennedyACQUISITION NAME OF CONTACT AND JAD SlaterAUTHORISED OFFICER OF Company SecretaryVERNALIS PLC RESPONSIBLE FOR Tel: 0118 977 3133MAKING NOTIFICATION DATE OF NOTIFICATION 4th October 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange