Director/PDMR Shareholding

17 Jan 2006 16:33

PayPoint PLC17 January 2006 17 January 2006 Immediate Release PayPoint plc ("the Company") As a result of transactions on 16 January 2006 by the PayPoint plc ShareIncentive Plan (an Inland Revenue approved all employee share purchase plan),the executive directors and persons discharging management responsibility of theCompany have the following interests as a result of their personal participationin the Plan:- Partnership Shares Matching Shares Total number of purchased on awarded on Partnership, Matching 16 January at 16 January at and Dividend Shares £5.00 per share £5.00 per share held on 16 January 2006 Dominic Taylor 25 25 1,400 Tim Watkin-Rees 25 25 1,400 George Earle 25 25 1,359 Susan Court 25 25 1,392 David Steed 25 25 1,384 Jonathan Moon 25 25 1,259 Lorraine Buhagiar 20 20 1,129 Barry Skillett 25 25 1,384 Mark Astbury 25 25 1,392 John Lee 25 25 337 Mike Igoe 25 25 337 In accordance with the rules of the Plan the persons named above have beenawarded the Matching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share for eachPartnership Share. The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to the persons listedabove in three years time subject to continued employment and the retention ofthe underlying Partnership Shares. -ends- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange