Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

TIDMTHT 
 
RNS Number : 4519A 
Thorntons PLC 
08 October 2009 
 
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS 
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required 
by DR 3.1.4R(1). 
 
(1)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction 
relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 
16, 23 and 24. 
(2)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative 
relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 
23 and 24. 
 (3)          An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a 
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 
to 3 and 17 to 24. 
 (4)          An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial 
instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should 
complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. 
 
 
Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters. 
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| 1. | Name of the issuer             | 2. | State whether the notification   | 
|    |                                |    | relates to (i) a transaction     | 
|    |                                |    | notified in accordance with DR   | 
|    |                                |    | 3.1.4R(1)(a); or                 | 
|    |                                |    | (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a         | 
|    |                                |    | disclosure made in accordance    | 
|    |                                |    | with section 324 (as extended by | 
|    |                                |    | section 328) of the Companies    | 
|    |                                |    | Act 1985; or                     | 
|    |                                |    | (iii) both (i) and (ii)          | 
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+ 
|    | THORNTONS PLC                  |    | Both (i) and (ii)                | 
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+ 
| 3. | Name of person discharging     | 4. | State whether notification       | 
|    | managerial                     |    | relates to a person connected    | 
|    | responsibilities/director      |    | with a person discharging        | 
|    |                                |    | managerial                       | 
|    |                                |    | responsibilities/director named  | 
|    |                                |    | in 3 and identify the connected  | 
|    |                                |    | person                           | 
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+ 
|    | John von Spreckelsen -         |    | Mrs A. von Spreckelsen           | 
|    | Chairman                       |    |                                  | 
|    |                                |    |                                  | 
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+ 
| 5. | Indicate whether the           | 6. | Description of shares (including | 
|    | notification is in respect of  |    | class), debentures or            | 
|    | a holding of the person        |    | derivatives or financial         | 
|    | referred to in 3 or 4 above or |    | instruments relating to shares   | 
|    | in respect of a non-beneficial |    |                                  | 
|    | interest                       |    |                                  | 
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|    |                   Director in  |    | Ordinary shares of 10p each      | 
|    |                   3. above     |    |                                  | 
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| 7. | Name of registered             | 8  | State the nature of the          | 
|    | shareholders(s) and, if more   |    | transaction                      | 
|    | than one, the number of shares |    |                                  | 
|    | held by each of them           |    |                                  | 
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|    |                   Mrs A. von   |    | Purchase of Ordinary shares      | 
|    |                   Spreckelsen  |    |                                  | 
|    |                                |    |                                  | 
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| 9.  | Number of shares, debentures   | 10. | Percentage of issued class       | 
|     | or financial instruments       |     | acquired (treasury shares of     | 
|     | relating to shares acquired    |     | that class should not be taken   | 
|     |                                |     | into account when calculating    | 
|     |                                |     | percentage)                      | 
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|     |                    40,000      |     | 0.06%                            | 
|     |                                |     |                                  | 
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| 11. | Number of shares, debentures   | 12. | Percentage of issued class       | 
|     | or financial instruments       |     | disposed (treasury               | 
|     | relating to shares disposed    |     | shares of that class should not  | 
|     |                                |     | be taken into                    | 
|     |                                |     | account when calculating         | 
|     |                                |     | percentage)                      | 
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|     |                                |     |                                  | 
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+ 
| 13. | Price per share or value of    | 14. | Date and place of transaction    | 
|     | transaction                    |     |                                  | 
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+ 
|     |                     40,000 at  |     | 07.10.09 , London                | 
|     |                   124.375p per |     |                                  | 
|     |                   share        |     |                                  | 
|     |                                |     |                                  | 
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| 15. | Total holding following        | 16. | Date issuer informed of          | 
|     | notification and total         |     | transaction                      | 
|     | percentage holding following   |     |                                  | 
|     | notification (any treasury     |     |                                  | 
|     | shares should not be taken     |     |                                  | 
|     | into account when calculating  |     |                                  | 
|     | percentage)                    |     |                                  | 
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|     |   1,090,000 (1.59%)            |     | 7 October 2009                   | 
|     |                                |     |                                  | 
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by 
the issuer complete the following boxes 
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| 17  | Date of grant                  | 18. | Period during which or date on  | 
|     |                                |     | which it can be exercised       | 
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|     |                                |     |                                 | 
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+ 
| 19. | Total amount paid (if any) for | 20. | Description of shares or        | 
|     | grant of the option            |     | debentures involved (class and  | 
|     |                                |     | number)                         | 
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|     |                                |     |                                 | 
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+ 
| 21. | Exercise price (if fixed at    | 22. | Total number of shares or       | 
|     | time of grant) or indication   |     | debentures over which options   | 
|     | that price is to be fixed at   |     | held following notification     | 
|     | the time of exercise           |     |                                 | 
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|     |                                |     |                                 | 
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| 23. | Any additional information     | 24. | Name of contact and telephone   | 
|     |                                |     | number for queries              | 
+-----+--------------------------------+-----+---------------------------------+ 
|     |                                |     | Mark R. Henson - Company        | 
|     |                                |     | Secretary                       | 
|     |                                |     | 01773 542384                    | 
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| Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for  | 
| making notification                                                      | 
| Mark R. Henson - Company                                                 | 
| Secretary____________________________________________________            | 
| Date of notification : 8 October 2009                                    | 
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