Education Development International plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Education Development International plc (the 'Company'), the leading provider of educational qualifications and assessment services, announces that it has today been notified that, on 4 December 2009 certain of its directors completed the exercise and immediate sale of share options in respect of a total of 1,067,312 Ordinary Shares under 'The EDI plc 2000 Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme' (the 'Share Options').  

The shares issued in respect of the Share Options have been satisfied by way of transfer of 1,067,312 Ordinary Shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust, which, following the transaction, now holds 3,460,476 shares in the Company representing approximately 6.0% of the Total Voting Rights. The details of the directors concerned are as follows:

Mr Nigel Snook, Chief Executive, exercised 500,000 Share Options at an exercise price of 9.25p per share and 500,000 Share Options at an exercise price of 12.5p per share. Upon exercise all shares were immediately sold at a price of 135p per share.  Following this transaction, Mr Snook's interest in the Company is unchanged at 3,114,437 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 5.5% of the Total Voting Rights.

Dr Jenifer Moody, Education Development and Innovation Director, exercised 67,312 Share Options at an exercise price of 9.25p per share. Upon exercise all shares were immediately sold at a price of 135p per share. Dr Moody does not have any interest in the Company's Ordinary Shares.

In addition, the Company has today been notified that Mr Barrie Clark, Non Executive Director, sold 350,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 135p per share on 4 December 2009. Following the transaction, Mr Clark has an interest in 502,222 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing approximately 0.87% of the Total Voting Rights.

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