Director/PDMR Shareholding

API Group PLC
31 March 2008


                                 API Group plc                                  

FORM FOR NOTIFICATION RELATING TO TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PDMRS OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1                    Name of issuer                    2                    State whether the notification   
                                                                            relates to (i) a transaction     
                     API Group plc                                          notified in accordance with DR   
                                                                            3.1.4(R)(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4 
                                                                            (R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in   
                                                                            accordance with section 324 (as  
                                                                            extended by section 328) of the  
                                                                            Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both
                                                                            (i) and (ii)                     
                                                                                                             
                                                                            (iii)     
                       
3                    Name of person discharging        4                    State whether notification       
                     managerial responsibilities/                           relates to a person connected    
                     director                                               with a person discharging        
                                                                            managerial responsibilities/     
                     Andrew Turner, Group Chief                             director named in box 3 and      
                     Executive Officer                                      identify the connected person    
                                                                                                             
                                                                            N/A    
                          
5                    Indicate whether the notification 6                    Description of shares (including 
                     is in respect of a holding of the                      class), debenture or derivatives 
                     person referred to in boxes 3 or                       or financial instruments relating
                     4 above or in respect of a                             to shares                        
                     non-beneficial interest                                                                 
                                                                            Ordinary shares of 1 penny       
                     As in 3 above    
                                                                       
7                    Name of registered shareholders   8                    State the nature of the          
                     (s) and, if more than one, the                         transaction                      
                     number of shares held by each of                                                        
                     them                                                   The grant of an option to acquire
                                                                            shares pursuant to the API Group 
                     As in 3 above                                          plc 2006 Performance Share Plan  

9                    Number of shares, debentures or   10                   Percentage of issued class       
                     financial instruments relating to                      acquired (treasury shares of that
                     shares acquired                                        class should not be taken into   
                                                                            account when calculating         
                     Options over 800,000 shares                            percentage)                      
                                                                                                             
                                                                            1.14%                            
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
11                   Number of shares, debentures or   12                   Percentage of issued class       
                     financial instruments relating to                      disposed (treasury shares of that
                     shares disposed                                        class should not be taken into   
                                                                            account when calculating         
                     N/A                                                    percentage)                      
                                                                                                             
                                                                            N/A      
                        
13                   Price per share or value of       14                   Date and place of transaction    
                     transaction                                                                             
                                                                            28 March 2008                    
                     Nil                                                                                     
                                                                            London Stock Exchange   
         
15                   Total holding following           16                   Date issuer informed of          
                     notification and total percentage                      transaction                      
                     holding following notification                                                          
                     (any treasury shares should not                        28 March 2008                    
                     be taken into account when                                                              
                     calculating percentage)                                                                 
                                                                                                             
                     26,741 (excluding deemed interest                                                       
                     in shares under option)                                                                 

 

If a director or person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted
options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17                Date of grant                      18                Period during which or date on   
                                                                       which it can be exercised        
                  28 March 2008                                                                         
                                                                       28 March 2011 - 28 March 2018  
  
19                Total amount paid (if any) for     20                Description of shares or         
                  grant of the option                                  debentures involved (class and   
                                                                       number)                          
                  Nil                                                                                   
                                                                       800,000 ordinary shares of 1     
                                                                       penny   
                         
21                Exercise price (if fixed at time   22                Total number of shares or        
                  of grant) or indication that price                   debenture over which options held
                  is to be fixed at the time of                        following notification           
                  exercise                                                                              
                                                                       800,000                          
                  Nil            
                                                                       
23                Any additional information         24                Name of contact and telephone    
                                                                       number for queries               
                                                                                                        
                                                                       Sam Plant, Company Secretary     
                                                                                                        
                                                                       01625 650570                     

 
Name, title and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification                      
       
                                                                                                                        
       
MR S PLANT, COMPANY SECRETARY, API GROUP PLC                                                                            
       
                                                                                                                        
       
Signature                                                                                                               
       
                                                                                                                        
       
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Date of notification 31 March 2008                                                                                      
       

  



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