Director/PDMR Shareholding

13 Jul 2005 11:02

Body Shop International PLC13 July 2005 The Body Shop International PLC ("the Company") Notification of interests of Directors and connected persons The Company announces today that on 12 July 2005: Dame Anita Roddick sold 1,000,000 beneficially owned ordinary shares (0.5% ofthe issued capital) at a price of £2.30 per share, Gordon Roddick sold 1,000,000 beneficially owned ordinary shares (0.5% of theissued capital) at a price of £2.30 per share and The Roddick Foundation, on which both Dame Anita Roddick and Gordon Roddick aretrustees and they have a non-beneficial interest, sold 42,553 ordinary shares(0.02% of the issued capital) at a price of £2.30 per share. Following the transactions described above the beneficial holdings of Dame AnitaRoddick and Gordon Roddick are: Dame Anita Roddick 20,210,836 shares (9.4% of the issued capital)Gordon Roddick 18,960,836 shares (8.8% of the issued capital) In addition Gordon Roddick, Dame Anita Roddick and another individual aretrustees of a non-beneficial holding of 3,439,552 ordinary shares (1.6 % of theissued capital). This notification is in respect of transactions notified under DR 3.1.4R(1)(a)and DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) 13 July 2005 For media enquiries, please contact: The Body Shop International PLC Press Office:Tel: 01903 844040 Brunswick GroupWilliam CullumTel: 0207 404 5959 For investor enquiries, please contact:Angela BawtreeTel: 01903 846333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange