Director/PDMR Shareholding

22 Feb 2008 14:18

Northern Venture Trust PLC22 February 2008 NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC 22 FEBRUARY 2008 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGINGMANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC ; or (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006; (i) 3. Name of person discharging managerial 4. State whether notification relates to a person responsibilities/director connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 ROSS STEVENSON PETERS and identify the connected person No 5. Indicate whether the notification is in 6. Description of shares (including class), respect of a holding of the person referred debentures or derivatives or financial to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a instruments relating to shares non-beneficial interest3 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE AS IN 3 ABOVE 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if 8. State the nature of the transaction more than one, the number of shares held by each of them MARKET PURCHASE Pershing Keen Nominees Limited 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial 10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury instruments relating to shares acquired shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7,500 0.02% 11. Number of shares, debentures or financial 12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury instruments relating to shares disposed shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A N/A 13. Price per share or value of transaction 14. Date and place of transaction 65.75 PENCE 21 February 2008, LONDON 15. Total holding following notification and 16. Date issuer informed of transaction total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should 21 February 2008 not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 50,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE, 0.13% If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20. Description of shares or debentures involved option (class and number) 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures over or indication that price is to be fixed which options held following notification at the time of exercise 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries C D MELLOR 0191 244 6012 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification CHRISTOPHER DAVID MELLOR COMPANY SECRETARY __________________________________________________________ Date of notification ____22 FEBRUARY 2008________________ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange