20 Dec 2019 13:00
20 December 2019
Amerisur Resources Plc
Exercise of options over ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Ordinary Shares") granted on 22 December 2009
Amerisur Resources plc ("Amerisur"), the oil and gas producer and explorer focused on Colombia, announces that today Giles Clarke (Chairman), Tracarta Limited (a company in which John Wardle, Chief Executive Officer of Amerisur has an interest) and Nick Harrison (Chief Financial Officer) have exercised options over Ordinary Shares (which, aggregated, amount to options over a total of 9,000,000 Ordinary Shares). Giles Clarke's and Nick Harrison's options have an exercise price of 15 pence per share and Tracarta Limited's options have an exercise price per share of 11.05 pence.
It is anticipated that the aggregate 9,000,000 Ordinary Shares will be issued and allotted after the Court sanction of the scheme of arrangement pursuant to which GeoPark Colombia S.A.S. is to acquire the entire issued and to be issued Ordinary Share capital of Amerisur. The Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the options will be acquired by GeoPark Colombia S.A.S. under the scheme of arrangement, and as set out in the relevant scheme document sent to shareholders on 28 November 2019.
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