Directors share interests The directors, including their immediate family, at December 31, 2000, had the following beneficial interests in the ordinary shares of the Company, including any shares held in trust under the annual performance related award scheme, the profit sharing share scheme, options and LTIP awards: | | | | | | | | | | January 1, 2000 | | December 31, 2000 | Sir Ralph Robins | | | | | | | | | 43,103 | | 99,611 | Mr J E V Rose | | | | | | | | | 21,100 | | 117,290 | Mr C H Green | | | | | | | | | 88,432 | | 100,267 | Mr J M Guyette | | | | | | | | | 5,194 | | 29,826 | Mr P Heiden | | | | | | | | | 17,179 | | 31,739 | Mr P C Ruffles | | | | | | | | | 14,821 | | 24,821 | Mr R T Turner | | | | | | | | | 12,349 | | 22,349 | Mr P J Byrom | | | | | | | | | 21,094 | | 31,129 | Lord Moore of Lower Marsh | | | | | | | | | 17,164 | | 22,672 | Sir Robin Nicholson | | | | | | | | | 17,036 | | 17,036 | Mr C G Symon | | | | | | | | | 2,500 | | 2,500 | Sir John Weston | | | | | | | | | 2,050 | | 2,120 | Sir Ralph Robins, Mr C H Green, Mr J M Guyette, Mr P J Byrom, Lord Moore of Lower Marsh, and Sir John Weston took 1,454; 1,815; 527; 20; 400 and 37 shares respectively instead of cash dividends in January 2001. Otherwise there has been no change in the directors interests between December 31, 2000 and March 1, 2001. | | | Shares held in trust | | | Shares held in trust under the annual performance related award scheme1 | | Shares held in trust under the profit sharing share scheme2 | | | January 1, 2000 | December 31, 2000 | January 1, 2000 | December 31, 2000 | | Sir Ralph Robins | | 17,113 | | 2,743 | Mr J E V Rose | | 25,402 | | 3,576 | Mr C H Green | | 16,043 | | 2,572 | Mr J M Guyette | | 17,431 | | | Mr P Heiden | | 15,241 | | 2,443 | Mr P C Ruffles | | 13,369 | | 2,144 | Mr R T Turner | | 12,567 | | 2,015 | | 1 Under the annual performance related award scheme, shares vest after two years (see page 30). 2 Under the profit sharing share scheme, shares vest after three years (see page 31). Conditional awards granted under the LTIP to executive directors (and which were granted in 1999) are set out below. There were no awards granted under the LTIP in 2000. The extent to which the maximum number of shares comprised in an award (as stated below) is realised will depend on the satisfaction of demanding performance conditions (see page 31). | LTIP | | | | Aggregate conditional share awards 1999 | | Sir Ralph Robins | 69,880 | Mr J E V Rose | 101,205 | Mr C H Green | 67,470 | Mr P Heiden | 57,831 | Mr P C Ruffles | 55,422 | Mr R T Turner | 53,012 | | In addition to the individual interests in shares awarded under the LTIP shown above, each of the executive directors is, for Companies Act purposes,regarded as interested in all the 3,368,794 shares held by the discretionary trust linked to the share based incentive schemes, the 2,321,587 shares held by the qualifying employee share trust and the 1,449,652 shares held by the trust linked to the Inland Revenue Approved Profit Sharing Share Scheme. These shares are held for the purpose of satisfying awards granted under the LTIP, executive share option scheme, annual performance related award scheme, sharesave schemes and the profit sharing share scheme. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Options | | | | | | January 1, 2000 | | Granted in 2000 | | Exercised in 2000 | | December 31, 2000 | | Exercise price | | Market price at date exercised | | Aggregate gains 2000 £000 | | Exercisable dates | | Sir Ralph Robins | | 126,407 | | | | 126,407 | | | | 172p | | 250p | | 99 | | | | | 125,890 | | | | 125,890 | | | | 139p | | 250p | | 140 | | | | | 7,438 | | | | | | 7,4381 | | 205p | | | | | | 2003 | | | 499 | | | | | | 4991 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 | | | | | 164,737 | | | | 164,737 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 260,234 | | 164,737 | | 252,297 | | 172,674 | | 194p2 | | | | 239 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr J E V Rose | | 116,750 | | | | | | 116,750 | | 176p | | | | | | 2001 - 2005 | | | 7,438 | | | | | | 7,4381 | | 205p | | | | | | 2003 | | | 947 | | | | | | 9471 | | 194p | | | | | | 2007 | | | | | 283,141 | | | | 283,141 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125,135 | | 283,141 | | | | 408,276 | | 189p2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr C H Green | | 67,250 | | | | | | 67,250 | | 176p | | | | | | 2001 - 2005 | | | 8,633 | | | | 8,6331 | | | | 106p | | 194p | | 8 | | | | | 4,756 | | | | | | 4,7561 | | 205p | | | | | | 2003 | | | 4,053 | | | | | | 4,0531 | | 194p | | | | | | 2007 | | | | | 154,441 | | | | 154,441 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,692 | | 154,441 | | 8,633 | | 230,500 | | 189p2 | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr J M Guyette | | 114,581 | | | | | | 114,581 | | 269p | | | | | | 2002 - 2009 | | | 2,721 | | | | | | 2,7211 | | 194p | | | | | | 2002 | | | | | 167,799 | | | | 167,799 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 117,302 | | 167,799 | | | | 285,101 | | 224p2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr P Heiden | | 66,750 | | | | | | 66,750 | | 176p | | | | | | 2001 - 2005 | | | 7,438 | | | | | | 7,4381 | | 205p | | | | | | 2003 | | | 499 | | | | | | 4991 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 | | | | | 162,163 | | | | 162,163 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74,687 | | 162,163 | | | | 236,850 | | 189p2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr P C Ruffles | | 58,652 | | | | | | 58,652 | | 139p | | | | | | 2001 | | | 80,685 | | | | | | 80,685 | | 125p | | | | | | 2001 - 2002 | | | 66,750 | | | | | | 66,750 | | 176p | | | | | | 2001 - 2005 | | | 4,600 | | | | | | 4,6001 | | 150p | | | | | | 2001 | | | 2,894 | | | | | | 2,8941 | | 205p | | | | | | 2003 | | | 1,098 | | | | | | 1,0981 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 | | | | | 154,441 | | | | 154,441 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 214,679 | | 154,441 | | | | 369,120 | | 166p2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mr R T Turner | | 105,750 | | | | | | 105,750 | | 176p | | | | | | 2001 - 2005 | | | 6,900 | | | | | | 6,9001 | | 150p | | | | | | 2001 | | | 1,697 | | | | | | 1,6971 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 | | | | | 120,979 | | | | 120,979 | | 194p | | | | | | 2003 - 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,347 | | 120,979 | | | | 235,326 | | 185p2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Sharesave schemes. 2 Weighted average exercise price of December 31, 2000 balance. No director exercised any share options in 1999 and accordingly no gains were made. All of the outstanding options awarded under the executive share option scheme were granted at the market value on the date of issue and no discount was applied. The closing market price of the Companys ordinary shares ranged between 161p and 261p during 2000 and was 198.25p on December 31, 2000. |