OREANDA-NEWS. August 05, 2015. Imperial Tobacco has been advised by the Trustees of Imperial Tobacco’s Employee and Executive Benefit Trust (the Trust) that the following Directors and PDMRs exercised options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each (Shares) in the Company under the Imperial Tobacco Group International Sharesave Plan, the UK element having HM Revenue & Customs’ approval.
* UK participant
Name Date of Option Grant Date of Option Exercise Exercise price per Share Number of Shares
DIRECTORS        
Alison Cooper * 29 May 2012 01 August 2015 GBP 20.45 440
Matthew Phillips * 29 May 2012 01 August 2015 GBP 20.45 264
PDMRs        
Walter Prinz 06 June 2012 01 August 2015 GBP 20.45 213

Imperial Tobacco was today further advised by the Trust that the following Directors and PDMRs sold Shares in the Company arising from the exercise of the Option. The respective sales are detailed below: -

Name Date Sold Price per Share Number of Shares Sold
Alison Cooper 03 August 2015 GBP 33.71 440
Matthew Phillips 03 August 2015 GBP 33.71 264

Following the above transactions, the shareholdings of the Directors are as follows:-

Name Shareholding
Alison Cooper 168,858
Matthew Phillips 43,870

T Williams
Deputy Company Secretary