BTG PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6190P)

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RNS Number : 6190P

BTG PLC

01 September 2017

Change in Directors' interests in the shares of BTG plc ("BTG" or the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities.

Sharesave

The Company runs an HMRC approved Sharesave Scheme in which all UK staff are eligible to participate. The Sharesave options granted in 2014 became eligible for exercise from 1 September 2017.

Louise Makin participated in this Scheme, holding an option over 2,165 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 498.67p per share.

On 1 September, Louise elected to exercise her options at a cost of GBP10,796.21. Following this transaction, Louise Makin's shareholding has increased from 770,499 to 772,664 shares, being 0.2% of the issued share capital.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
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 a)   Name:                                       Louise Makin 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                           Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification/amendment             Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the Issuer 
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 a)   Name                                       BTG plc 
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 b)   Legal Entity Identifier:                   213800DCVRNVRVINH968 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this 
       section are to be repeated for (i) each type of 
       instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted. 
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 a)   Description of the                         BTG plc Ordinary Shares of 
       financial instrument,                      10 pence each 
       type of instrument                         ISIN: GB0001001592 
       (Identification code) 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                  Exercise of options under the 
                                                  BTG plc Sharesave Plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                     Price(s)           Volume(s) 
                                                  GBP4.9867          2,165 
                                                   per share 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
                                                   2,165 
       - Aggregated volume                         GBP4.9867 
 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                    1 September 2017 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                   Outside a trading venue 
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Andy Burrows, Vice President, Corporate and Investor Relations

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