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Avon Rubber PLC 15 March 2002 LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE LATE NOTIFICATION While sending you earlier today 2 notifications regarding routine transactions in shares by 2 of my Directors, it came to my attention that I had not notified you of share option grants made to 4 Directors on 13 February 2002. The option grants relate to the Avon Rubber p.l.c. Performance Share Plan 2002 which was approved by our Shareholders at the AGM on 4 February 2002. An explanation of the Plan was of course included in the Notice of Meeting for the AGM. The options, all of which are within the terms of the Plan approved by Shareholders, will only vest in the Directors and become exercisable at the end of a 3 year period commencing 1 October 2001 if the company's performance in total shareholder return terms places the company in the top 60% of a comparator group. The total number of options will only vest and be exercisable in the event that the company is in the upper quartile of the comparator group. In the event that any options vest and are exercised, they are exercisable by the Director concerned at a total aggregate price of £1 in accordance with the rules of the Plan. The Plan rules contain clauses dealing with such circumstances as retirement and death. LETTER FROM: C.L. MARTIN COMPANY SECRETARY AVON RUBBER P.L.C DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY AVON RUBBER P.L.C. 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR. T.K.P. STEAD 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 8) (N/A %) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security 12) Price per share 13) Date of transaction 14) Date company informed 15) Total holding following this notification 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 13 FEBRUARY 2002 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable SEE LETTER ABOVE 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. £1 ORDINARY 98894 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise SEE LETTER ABOVE 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 108705 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries C.L. MARTIN 01225 861150 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 15 MARCH 2002 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY AVON RUBBER P.L.C. 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR. S.J. WILCOX 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 8) (N/A %) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security 12) Price per share 13) Date of transaction 14) Date company informed 15) Total holding following this notification 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 13 FEBRUARY 2002 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable SEE LETTER ABOVE 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. £1 ORDINARY 219597 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise SEE LETTER ABOVE 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 307691 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries C.L. MARTIN 01225 861150 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 15 MARCH 2002 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY AVON RUBBER P.L.C. 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR. S.J. STONE 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 8) (N/A %) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security 12) Price per share 13) Date of transaction 14) Date company informed 15) Total holding following this notification 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 13 FEBRUARY 2002 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable SEE LETTER ABOVE 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. £1 ORDINARY 114572 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise SEE LETTER ABOVE 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 156826 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries C.L. MARTIN 01225 861150 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 15 MARCH 2002 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY AVON RUBBER P.L.C. 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR. L.J. RICHARDS 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 8) (N/A %) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security 12) Price per share 13) Date of transaction 14) Date company informed 15) Total holding following this notification 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 13 FEBRUARY 2002 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable SEE LETTER ABOVE 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. £1 ORDINARY 101185 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise SEE LETTER ABOVE 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 101185 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries C.L. MARTIN 01225 861150 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 15 MARCH 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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