Bespak PLC - Directors Shareholding

RNS No 5720w
BESPAK PLC
25 October 1999

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
BESPAK plc

2   Name of director:
R.G.BARR

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR & SPOUSE

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
ROBERT GEORGE BARR
MRS ANNE BARR

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS FOLLOWED BY MARKET SALE

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
10,000 BY R.G.BARR ON EXERCISE OF OPTIONS (TRANSFERRED 6,000 TO SPOUSE)

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.038

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
10,000 (4,000 BY R.G.BARR & 6,000 BY MRS A. BARR

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.038

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY

12  Price per share:
ACQUIRED @ #4.56 PER SHARE. DISPOSED @ #5.85 PER SHARE.

13  Date of transaction:
OPTION EXERCISED 22 OCTOBER 1999. SHARES SOLD 25 OCTOBER 1999

14  Date company informed:
25 OCTOBER 1999

15  Total holding following this notification:
3,663

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.014

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
LOUISE SCOTT

24  Contact telephone number:
0171 518 7900

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
LOUISE SCOTT, COMPANY SECRETARY


Additional Information:

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