Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8952Y

Associated British Engineering PLC

07 March 2012

 



For immediate release.                                                                                     7 ^th March 2012

Following the recent issue of shares as a result of the underwriting for the Open Offer, and market purchases made on the 6^th March 2012, the following directors' interests in the company are currently.

Colin Weinberg; 111,916 Ordinary Shares representing 5.462% of issued Ordinary Shares.

David Brown;  89,312 Ordinary Shares representing 4.359% of issued Ordinary Shares.

Stephen Cockburn;  72,237 Ordinary Shares representing 3.53% of issued Ordinary Shares.

Stephen Cockburn also now has a non-beneficial interest in 80,859 Ordinary Shares representing 3.95% of issued Ordinary Shares.

The Trustees of The Tyrell Green (1996) Retirement Benefits Scheme now hold, as a result of the recent capital changes, 65,050 Ordinary Shares in Associated British Engineering plc being 3.175% of the voting shares in issue.  This holding is part of Mr Cockburn's non-beneficial interest.

Following the recent changes to the capital of the company The Investment Company plc acquired an interest in 215,771 ordinary shares of the company being 10.53% of the voting shares in issue.  On 6 March it sold 115,771 shares at 120p and now holds 100,000 (4.88%) Ordinary Shares in Associated British Engineering plc.

David Brown

Chairman

Peter Morton, Associated British Engineering PLC                        01223 260022

Colin Weinberg, Associated British Engineering PLC                    0043 664 885 019 800

David Brown, Associated British Engineering PLC                        0044 781 418603

Roland Cornish/Felicity Geidt, Beaumont Cornish Limited             0207 628 3396

 

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