Vectura Group plc - Directors’ share acquisition
23 May 2008
Chippenham, UK – 23 May 2008: Vectura Group plc (“the Company”) (LSE: VEC) announces that the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have today each acquired 25,000 shares at an effective price of 53.75 pence per share. The Directors concerned are Dr. Chris Blackwell and Ms. Anne Hyland. These acquisitions were effected through the exercise of management and SAYE options at a total estimated cost of £12,309 per Director, including taxation.
This acquisition follows an acquisition of 50,000 shares in November 2007 and brings the total shares acquired by each of these directors to 75,000 in the six months to 23 May 2008. These directors are now the beneficial owners of 269,284 shares. Their individual holdings are as follows:
| Shares acquired |
Total shareholding after acquisition |
Percentage shareholding | |
| Dr. C P Blackwell | 25,000 | 131,526 | 0.04 |
| Ms. A P Hyland | 25,000 | 137,758 | 0.04 |
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Enquiries:
| Vectura Group plc | Tel: 01249 667612 |
| Anne Hyland | |
| Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary |
