UMECO PLC 22 December 2005 UMECO plc 22 December 2005 Directors/PDMR interests Following an invitation to all eligible employees to apply for options under the UMECO Savings-related share option scheme, options in respect of the following numbers of 25p ordinary shares have been granted today to directors & PDMR's: CJ Snowdon 2,524 RJK Beaumont 2,524 AB Moss 2,524 JT Crabtree 2,524 JG Smith 2,524 All of these options have been granted at a price of 370.4p. This price was determined in accordance with the scheme rules, being a 20% discount to the market value of 25p ordinary shares on the three days prior to the invitation being made to employees. These options will be available for exercise between February and August 2009. Including adjustments made pursuant to the recent rights issue, directors and PDMR's now hold options over the following number of UMECO plc shares: CJ Snowdon 166,099 RJK Beaumont 119,669 AB Moss 110,383 JT Crabtree 104,912 JG Smith 42,730 ENDS Name/telephone number for queries: Steven Bowers 01926 331800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange