Eclectica Fund (The) - Directors/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number:2310R
Eclectica Fund (The)
31 March 2008

SCHEDULE 11

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters

1 Name of the Issuer 2 State whether the notification relates to:

THE ECLECTICA FUND (i) a transaction notified in accordance with Market Abuse Rules; (ii)
a disclosure made in accordance with section 53 (as extended by section
64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in
accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or (iii) both (i)
and (ii).
3 Name of person discharging managerial 4 State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
responsibilities/director discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
the connected person
SIMON GEOFFREY BATTEN
YES
5 Indicate whether the notification is 6 Description of shares (including class) debentures or derivatives or
in respect of a holding of the person financial instruments relating to shares
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest EURO AND STERLING ORDINARY SHARES

THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE
PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 AND 4
7 Name of registered shareholder(s) 8 State the nature of the transaction
and, if more than one, number of
shares held by each of them EQUALISATION CRYSTALISATION

SIMON GEOFFREY BATTEN
9 Number of shares, debentures or 10 Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class
financial instruments relating to should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
shares acquired
Euro Class: 0.00112% GBP Class 0.0133%
8.81 EURO SHARES AND 21.45 STERLING
SHARES
11 Number of shares, debentures or 12 Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class
financial instruments relating to should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
shares disposed
N/A
N/A
13 Price per share or value of 14 Date and place of transaction
transaction
Transaction Date: 31st December 2005
Euro Class €177.175061
GBP Class £171.698675
15 Total holding following notification 16 Date issuer informed of transaction
and total percentage holding
following notification (any treasury 31st March 2008
shares should not be taken into
account when calculating percentage)

Euro Class: 430.12 Shares = 0.0548%

GBP Class: 829.44 shares = 0.516%

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer, complete the following boxes:

17 Date of grant 18 Period during which or date on which it can be
exercised
19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20 Description of shares or debentures involved (class
and number)
21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that 22 Total number of shares or debentures over which
the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise options are held following notification
23 Any additional information 24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Name and signature of authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

_______________________R. Walsh_____________________________

Date of notification __________31/03/08_________________________

Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS
notification required by (the Market Abuse Rules(1) and) section 53 (as extended
by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register
in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating
to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and
24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to
the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14,16,23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1
to 3 and 17 to 24

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

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(1) Please note that the requirement to make a notification under the Market
Abuse Rules does not apply until 1 October 2005. Schedule 11 may be subject to
amendment prior to 1 October 2005 to bring it in line with IFSRA's 'Notification
of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and
Connected Persons' under the Market Abuse Disclosure Rules.

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