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Directors Shareholdings

30 May 2008

Portmeirion Group PLC ('the Company')

Directors' Shareholdings

At the Company's Annual General Meeting being held today at 12.00 noon the Non-Executive Chairman, Dick Steele will make the following statement:

On 30 May 2008 the Company agreed to issue a discretionary bonus to the following Directors on the basis that they surrender the following options issued pursuant to The Portmeirion 2002 Share Option Scheme. These options were granted with an exercise price of 1.675 pence per ordinary share of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Share") on 24 March 2005 and became exercisable on 25 March 2008.

DirectorNumber of Ordinary Shares over which options were surrenderedCash bonus received
L. Bryan (Chief Executive)50,000£51,250
B. W. J. Phillips (Finance Director)88,801£91,021

The total number of Ordinary Shares over which L. Bryan holds options following this notification is 213,000. L. Bryan currently holds 168,144 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 1.70% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company).

The total number of Ordinary Shares over which B. W. J. Phillips holds options following this notification is 210,199. B. W. J. Phillips currently holds 10,445 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.12% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company).

Enquiries:

Dick Steele - Non executive Chairman 01782 744721
Brett Philips - Finance Director 01782 744721