Capital & Regional plc Director Shareholding (4205O)

TIDMCAL

RNS Number : 4205O

Capital & Regional plc

18 August 2017

18 August 2017

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC ("Capital & Regional" or "the Company")

UK company number 01399411

LSE share code: CAL

ISIN: GB0001741544

LEI: 21380097W74N9OYF5Z25

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

The Company has been notified of the following transactions in its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Shares") by Directors of the Company.

On 16 August 2017 share awards that were made on 16 August 2013 under the Company's 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") became available to exercise after the performance conditions had been satisfied and following the conclusion of a one year holding period. The total number of options exercised by Directors of the Company under the LTIP is shown in the table below:

 
       Name of              Role          Number of       Number        Number of 
       Director                          LTIP options    of Shares    Shares retained 
                                          exercised        sold 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 Hugh Scott-Barrett       Chairman        1,909,543      899,284        1,010,259 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 Charles               Group Finance 
  Staveley                Director        1,002,509      472,124         530,385 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 

For all of the transactions in the above tables the options were exercised on 16 August 2017 at nil cost. The sale of Shares took place on 17 August 2017 at an average price of 54.62 pence per share in order to satisfy the tax liability crystallising as a result of exercise of the options.

Following the above transactions, the total beneficial shareholdings of the Directors in the Company are as follows:

 
       Name of              Role          Interest      Total Shares    Total Shares 
       Director                           in Shares       following       held post 
                                           prior to      transactions    transactions 
                                         transactions                     as a % of 
                                                                         total voting 
                                                                            rights 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Hugh Scott-Barrett       Chairman        2,240,000       3,250,259         0.46% 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Charles               Group Finance 
  Staveley                Director         560,475        1,090,860         0.15% 
--------------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

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For further information:

 
 Capital & Regional:               Tel: [phone] 
 Lawrence Hutchings, Chief 
  Executive 
 Charles Staveley, Group Finance 
  Director 
 
 FTI Consulting:                   Tel: [phone] 
 Richard Sunderland 
  Claire Turvey 
  [e-mail] 
 

Notes to editors:

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused retail property REIT specialising in shopping centres that dominate their catchment, serving the non-discretionary and value orientated needs of the local communities. It has a strong track record of delivering value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across a c. GBP1 billion portfolio of in-town shopping centres. Capital & Regional is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Capital & Regional owns seven shopping centres in Blackburn, Hemel Hempstead, Ilford, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green. It also has a 20% joint venture interest in the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch. Capital & Regional manages these assets through its in-house expert property and asset management platform.

For further information see capreg.com.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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