Director/PDMR Shareholding
October 21 2009 - 8:45AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMTHT
RNS Number : 1639B
Thorntons PLC
21 October 2009
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).
(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating
to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and
24.
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1
to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.
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| 1. | Name of the issuer | 2. | State whether the notification |
| | | | relates to (i) a transaction |
| | | | notified in accordance with DR |
| | | | 3.1.4R(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) |
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| | THORNTONS PLC | | (i) above |
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| 3. | Name of person discharging | 4. | State whether notification |
| | managerial | | relates to a person connected |
| | responsibilities/director | | with a person discharging |
| | | | managerial |
| | | | responsibilities/director named |
| | | | in 3 and identify the connected |
| | | | person |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
| | Barry Bloomer - Sales & | | |
| | Operations Director | | |
| | Mike Davies - Chief Executive | | |
| | Peter Wright - Marketing | | |
| | Director | | |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
| 5. | Indicate whether the | 6. | Description of shares (including |
| | notification is in respect of | | class), debentures or |
| | a holding of the person | | derivatives or financial |
| | referred to in 3 or 4 above or | | instruments relating to shares |
| | in respect of a non-beneficial | | |
| | interest | | |
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| | PDMRs in 3. above | | |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
| 7. | Name of registered | 8 | State the nature of the |
| | shareholders(s) and, if more | | transaction |
| | than one, the number of shares | | |
| | held by each of them | | |
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| | | | |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| 9. | Number of shares, debentures | 10. | Percentage of issued class |
| | or financial instruments | | acquired (treasury shares of |
| | relating to shares acquired | | that class should not be taken |
| | | | into account when calculating |
| | | | percentage) |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| 11. | Number of shares, debentures | 12. | Percentage of issued class |
| | or financial instruments | | disposed (treasury shares of |
| | relating to shares disposed | | that class should not be taken |
| | | | into account when calculating |
| | | | percentage) |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| 13. | Price per share or value of | 14. | Date and place of transaction |
| | transaction | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| 15. | Total holding following | 16. | Date issuer informed of |
| | notification and total | | transaction |
| | percentage holding following | | |
| | notification (any treasury | | |
| | shares should not be taken | | |
| | into account when calculating | | |
| | percentage) | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes
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| 17 | Date of grant | 18. | Period during which or date on |
| | | | which it can be exercised |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| | 20 October 2009 | | 20.10. 2012 - 20.10 2019 |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| 19. | Total amount paid (if any) for | 20. | Description of shares or |
| | grant of the option | | debentures involved (class and |
| | | | number) |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| | Nil | | B. Bloomer - 186,301 Ordinary |
| | | | Shares of 10p |
| | | | M. Davies - 384,692 Ordinary |
| | | | Shares f 10p |
| | | | P. Wright - 193,696 Ordinary |
| | | | Shares of 10p |
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| 21. | Exercise price (if fixed at | 22. | Total number of shares or |
| | time of grant) or indication | | debentures over which options |
| | that price is to be fixed at | | held following notification |
| | the time of exercise | | |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| | 132.25p per share | | B. Bloomer - 1,037,752 |
| | | | M. Davies - 2,290,767 |
| | | | P. Wright - 920,388 |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| 23. | Any additional information | 24. | Name of contact and telephone |
| | | | number for queries |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
| | Annual Grant of options under | | Mark R. Henson - Company |
| | LTIP approved by shareholders | | Secretary |
| | 25 October 2007 | | 01773 542384 |
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+
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| Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for |
| making notification |
| Mark R. Henson - Company |
| Secretary____________________________________________________ |
| Date of notification 21 October 2009 |
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