30 Apr 2009 16:05
Arden Partners plc ("Arden" orΒ the "Company")Β
Additional Listing and EBT Purchase
The CompanyΒ announces that it has applied for the admissionΒ to trading onΒ AIM ("Admission") of 100,000 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company, following the exercise of options in the Company.
The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing ordinary shares. It is expected that Admission of the new ordinary shares will become effective on or aroundΒ 7Β MayΒ 2009.
In accordanceΒ with theΒ transitional provisions of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules,Β ArdenΒ confirms that its issued share capital comprises 24,801,872 ordinary shares of 10Β penceΒ each.
All of the ordinary shares have equal voting rights, and none ofΒ the ordinary shares is held in treasury. The total number of voting rights inΒ the Company is therefore 24,801,872.
This figureΒ may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in,Β the share capital of the CompanyΒ under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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In addition,Β the Company was notified by the trustees of Arden Partners Employee Benefit Trust Limited (the "Trust") that the Trust yesterday purchased 102,000Β ordinaryΒ shares at a price of 65.0 pence perΒ ordinary share. As a result, the holding of the Trust in the Company is 471,600Β ordinaryΒ shares, representing 1.9 per cent of the Company's issuedΒ ordinaryΒ shares.
Enquiries:Β
Arden Partners plcΒ
Trevor Norris (Group Finance DirectorΒ &Β Company Secretary) Tel: +44 (0) 121 423 8990Β
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