Bespak PLC - Directors Shareholding

RNS No 7103h
BESPAK plc
7th April 1998


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
BESPAK plc

2   Name of director:
M.A.TALBOT

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:
HOLDING OF DIRECTOR AND HIS SPOUSE

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
MICHAEL ALAN TALBOT
MRS GWENNETH JOY TALBOT

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:
60,000 BY M.A. TALBOT ON EXERCISE OF OPTIONS (TRANSFERRED 25,000 TO SPOUSE)

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.234

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
32,897 (7,897 BY M.A.TALBOT & 25,000 BY G.J.TALBOT)

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.128

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY

12  Price per share:
ACQUIRED 50,000 @#5.18 AND 10,000 @ #2.74.  SOLD 32,897 @ #8.75

13  Date of transaction:
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND SALE OF 20,000 SHARES 3.4.98. SALE OF 12,897 ON 6.4.98

14  Date company informed:
7 APRIL 1998

15  Total holding following this notification:
40,675

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.159

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


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