Director/PDMR Shareholding

16 Nov 2007 17:14

Vernalis PLC16 November 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS VERNALIS PLC WINNERSH, U.K 16th November 2007 Vernalis plc (LSE:VER) announces that a grant of options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company was made to employees under the SAYE Plan. All UK employees in the Company were eligible to enter a savings contract and participate in the grant of options. Options granted to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) were as follows: Executive No of shares Exercise Exercise Period % of IssuedDirector under option Price Share CapitalA Weir 64,000 15p 1 January to 0.020% 1 July 2011 PDMR No of shares Exercise Exercise Period % of Issued under option Price Share CapitalE Smith 64,000 15p 1 January to 0.020% 1 July 2011 M Wood 64,000 15p 1 January 0.020% 1 July 2011 Vernalis plc +44 (0) 118 977 3133Simon Sturge, Chief Executive OfficerTony Weir, Chief Financial Officer Brunswick Group +44 (0) 20 7404 5959Jon Coles This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange