Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8546V

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

03 June 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Acquisition and sale to meet PAYE liabilities of shares under the terms of the London Stock Exchange Share Bonus Plan ('the Plan')

On 2 June 2008 London Stock Exchange Group plc was notified that on 2 June 2008 certain of its senior executives received ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence in London Stock Exchange Group plc ('Shares') following the vesting of awards made under the Plan and that some of those Shares had been sold on 2 June to meet PAYE and National Insurance liabilities and dealing costs.  

In respect of Clara Furse (being a director), Martin Graham, David Lester and John Wallace (being persons discharging managerial responsibilities), Halifax EES Trustees International Limited, the trustee of the London Stock Exchange Employee Benefit Trust, released 54,843 Shares to satisfy the vesting of their awards. The individual awards, numbers of Shares sold to meet PAYE and National Insurance liabilities and dealing costs, the resulting Shares transferred to the individuals and the resulting total beneficial holdings are shown in the following table:

Director/PDMR	Number of shares vested and percentage of share capital	Number of Shares sold to meet PAYE, National Insurance and dealing costs (at £9.8575)	Resulting number of Shares transferred to Director/PDMR for no consideration	Total beneficial holding of Shares & total percentage beneficial holding following notification
Clara Furse	28,321 0.01%	11,636	16,685	459,299 0.17%
Martin Graham	10,324 0.004%	4,242	6,082	81,111 0.03%
David Lester	10,324 0.004%	4,242	6,082	57,037 0.02%
John Wallace	5,874 0.002%	2,414	3,460	43,652 0.02%

Full details of the Share Bonus Plan are provided in the Remuneration Report in the London Stock Exchange Group plc 2007 Annual Report.

This notification relates to a disclosure made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.2R.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Lisa Condron, Company Secretary Tel: [phone]

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Lisa Condron

Date of notification

3 June 2008

 

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