Last checked at 5 Jul 2012 15:32
5 July 2012
Breedon Aggregates Limited (the "Company")
Exercise of Warrants
The Company announces that it has received notice to exercise warrants over 2,891,426 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") from KBC Bank NV at an exercise price of 12 pence per Ordinary Share. Accordingly, the Company will issue, in aggregate, 2,891,426 new Ordinary Shares in settlement of this exercise (the "Warrant Exercise"). These warrants were issued in August 2010 as part of the reverse acquisition of Breedon Holdings Limited.
The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares and application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the new Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 11 July 2012.
Following the Warrant Exercise, there will be 647,230,215 Ordinary Shares in issue. This number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company.
Breedon Aggregates Limited will announce its interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2012 on 19 July 2012.
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More about Breedon Aggregates
Breedon Aggregates Limited is the largest independent aggregates group in the UK after the five global majors. It operates 26 quarries, 18 asphalt plants and 40 concrete plants in England and Scotland and employs approximately 800 people.
The group has strong asset backing, with approximately 200 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources in the UK, providing an estimated life of approximately 48 years at current output levels.
Breedon Aggregates' strategy is to grow through consolidation of the UK heavyside building materials sector.
For further information:
Breedon Aggregates Limited
Simon Vivian, Group Chief Executive
Ian Peters, Group Finance Director
01332 694010
Stephen Jacobs, Head of Communications
07831 764592
Cenkos Securities plc
Nicholas Wells/Max Hartley
020 7397 8900