1. | KEY INFORMATION |
Name of person dealing (Note 1)
|
Linda Northridge | |
Company dealt in
|
GALLAHER GROUP PLC | |
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH | |
Date of dealing
|
16 March 2007 |
2. | INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE | |
(a) | Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) |
Long | Short | |||||||||||||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Relevant securities |
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Gallaher Group Plc Ordinary Shares
of 10p each |
366,785 | * | 0.056 | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) | Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Option under the Gallaher Group Plc
Savings Related Share Option Scheme
2003 at an exercise price of £4.43,
vesting between 1 December 2008 and
31 May 2009 |
3,577 | * | 0.001 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 370,362 | * | 0.057 |
* | - Total interests of Nigel Dunlop together with his close relatives and related trusts following both the vesting of his Performance Share Plan and Deferred Bonus Plan 2004-2006 awards, and his wifes sale of shares (see separate disclosure) |
(b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) |
Class of relevant security: | Long | Short | ||||||||||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||||||||||
(1) Relevant securities |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Total |
(c) | Rights to subscribe (Note 3) |
Class of relevant security:
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Details |
3. | DEALINGS (Note 4) |
(a) | Purchases and sales |
Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) | ||
(b) | Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
Product name, | |||||||
e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 6) | Number of securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) | ||||
(c) | Options transactions in respect of existing securities | |
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
Writing, selling, | Number of securities | Type, e.g. | Option money | |||||||||
Product name, | purchasing, | to which the option | Exercise | American, | Expiry | paid/received | ||||||
e.g. call option | varying etc. | relates (Note 7) | price | European etc. | date | per unit (Note 5) | ||||||
(ii) | Exercising |
Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) | |||
(d) | Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) |
Nature of transaction (Note 8) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) | |||
Transfer
of shares |
1,066 shares transferred from Linda Northridge to Nigel Northridge | nil | |||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
|
NO | |
Date of disclosure
|
19 March 2007 | |
Contact name
|
Robin Miller | |
Telephone number
|
01932 372000 | |
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated
|
GALLAHER GROUP PLC | |
Specify category and nature of associate
status (Note 10)
|
A close relative of Nigel Northridge, who is a Director of Gallaher Group Plc |
SIGNATURES |
Gallaher Group Plc (Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Robin Miller | |||
Name: Robin Miller | ||||
Date: March 20, 2007 | Title: Deputy Company Secretary | |||