27 Mar 2009 15:37
27 March 2009
James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ("the Company")
Directors interest in shares
The Company was notified on 26 March 2009 that the executive directors of the Company had increased their holdings of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, following the satisfactory achievement of the relevant performance conditions.
This has been accomplished by the vesting of an aggregate of 66,742 Ordinary Shares at a deemed price of 330p being the market price at the close of business on 17 March 2009 comprising the day of the announcement of the preliminary results.
On 17 March 2009 an aggregate of 6,505 Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 330p per share to fund the tax liability resulting from the award.
Details of these Ordinary Shares vesting to each executive director are set out below:
| | Number of Ordinary Shares awarded | Percentage of Issued share capital | Number of Ordinary Shares retained | Beneficial Interest in Ordinary Shares following award | Percentage of Issued Share Capital following award |
| T.C.Harris | 26,445 | 0.05 | 26,445 | 267,705 | 0.54 |
| N.P.Henry | 15,867 | 0.03 | 9,362 | 55,503 | 0.11 |
| M.J.Shields | 12,982 | 0.03 | 12,982 | 200,266 | 0.40 |
| S.A.Harris | 11,448 | 0.02 | 11,448 | 29,564 | 0.06 |
James Fisher and Sons (FSJ)