Vernalis PLC (LSE: VER.L - news) 04 October 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS VERNALIS PLC WINNERSH, UK 4th October 2007 - Vernalis plc (LSE : VER) ('Vernalis' or the 'Company') announces that it has been informed that the following Directors of the Company, bought Ordinary 5 pence shares today as follows: TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p Shares DIRECTOR NAME Mr AJ Weir NUMBER OF SHARES 100,000 (0.032%) SOLD / ACQUIRED Acquired PRICE PER SHARE 0.1975 pence TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 186,747 (0.060%) comprising: ACQUISITION 180,269 - held by Mr Weir 1,498 - held by Barclays Nominees on behalf of Mr Weir 4,192 - held by Mr Weir's spouse 788 - held by Barclays Nominees on behalf of Mr Weir's spouse TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p Shares DIRECTOR NAME Ms CC Ferguson NUMBER OF SHARES 46,330 (0.015%) SOLD / ACQUIRED Acquired PRICE PER SHARE 0.2145 pence TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 122,969 (0.039%) held by TD Waterhouse ACQUISITION Nominees on behalf of Ms Ferguson TYPE OF SHARES Vernalis Plc Ordinary 5p Shares DIRECTOR NAME Mr GM Kennedy NUMBER OF SHARES 50,000 (0.016%) SOLD / ACQUIRED Acquired PRICE PER SHARE 0.2050 pence TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING 129,094 (0.041%) held by Mr Kennedy ACQUISITION NAME OF CONTACT AND JAD Slater AUTHORISED OFFICER OF Company Secretary VERNALIS PLC RESPONSIBLE FOR Tel: 0118 977 3133 MAKING NOTIFICATION DATE OF NOTIFICATION 4th October 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange |