Director Shareholding
02 Décembre 2003 - 11:57AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:7358S
Debenhams PLC
02 December 2003
DEBENHAMS PLC
2 December 2003
Announcement - Dealings by Directors
Dealings by Directors
The Company has been notified today that on 28 November 2003 the Directors named
below have acquired ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Shares")
following the exercise of options under the following share incentive schemes:
* Debenhams Approved Executive Share Option Scheme
* Debenhams Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme
* Debenhams Sharesave Scheme
* The Burton Group 1987 Executive Share Option Scheme
(Collectively the "Debenhams Share Schemes").
Director Number of Shares acquired Price per share (#)
Belinda Earl 7,722 3.885
101,158 3.885
40,061 3.295
52,632 4.655
39,999 3.00
328,503 2.07
54,723 3.865
41,234 3.96
65,881 2.57
2,021 3.58
34,011 2.146
Matthew Roberts 7,722 3.885
146,718 3.885
48,559 3.295
53,332 3.00
48,310 2.07
32,834 3.865
16,493 3.96
39,528 2.57
2,021 3.58
11,958 1.61
1,905 1.763
Michael Sharp 7,722 3.885
116,602 3.885
21,852 3.295
52,631 4.655
40,000 3.00
96,619 2.07
27,489 3.96
38,430 2.57
5,104 1.763
28,420 2.146
Jane Guillaume 7,722 3.885
120,978 3.885
18,210 3.295
33,332 3.00
38,648 2.07
18,241 3.865
25,254 2.57
Nigel Palmer 7,722 3.885
28,314 3.885
4,296 4.655
22,102 1.81
72,462 2.07
50,855 3.96
20,862 2.57
7,243 1.45
The Company has been further notified today that following the vesting and
exercise of awards under the Debenhams Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Debenhams
LTIP"), Shares were transferred today from the Debenhams No. 1 Employees' Share
Ownership Plan Trust the "Debenhams ESOP") to the following directors:
Director Number of shares acquired
Belinda Earl 400,665
Matthew Roberts 309,851
Michael Sharp 309,851
Jane Guillaume 210,912
Nigel Palmer 98,971
Following notification by the Company of the Court sanction of the Baroness
Retail Scheme of Arrangement on 28 November 2003, all outstanding options or
awards under the Debenham's Share Schemes, the Debenhams Employee Share Option
Scheme and the Debenhams LTIP vested in and/or became exercisable and in
satisfaction of such options and awards, (excluding LTIP awards vested and/or
exercised by directors), the Debenhams ESOP has today transferred 11,544,666
Shares and the Burton Group No. 1 Employees Share Ownership Plan Trust (the
"Burton ESOP") has transferred 13,863 Shares to participants.
Each Director of the Company is deemed to have an interest in the Debenhams ESOP
and the Burton ESOP by virtue of being a member of the class of potential
beneficiaries.
As a result of these transactions and following this notification, the
Directors' interests in the share capital of the Company are as follows:
Director Number of shares Total percentage holding of issued
class
Belinda Earl 1,219,350 0.3276%
Matthew Roberts 749,908 0.2015%
Michael Sharp 770,719 0.2071%
Jane Guillaume 487,137 0.1309%
Nigel Palmer 314,877 0.0846%
Each of the Directors, by virtue of being a member of the class of potential
beneficiaries under the Burton ESOP, is deemed to be interested in 8,532 Shares
held by Mourant & Co Trustees Limited.
There are no Shares held in the Debenhams ESOP.
For further information contact:
John Hodges - 020 7408 3181
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
John Hodges, Deputy Company Secretary
Debenhams plc. Registered in England and Wales. Company No. 3430071
Registered Office: 1 Welbeck Street, London W1G 0AA
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