Emerald Energy Regulatory News (EEN)

1 Sep 2006 08:38

Emerald Energy PLC01 September 2006 EMERALD ENERGY PLC 1 September 2006 The following announcement is provided by Emerald Energy Plc every 6 monthspursuant to the block listing made in March 2005. The block listing provides anefficient and cost effective method to issue shares when existing optionsgranted under the Emerald Energy Plc Discretionary Share Option Scheme areexercised. BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN To: The FSA 1. Name of applicant: EMERALD ENERGY PLC 2. Name of scheme EMERALD ENERGY 1999 SHARE OPTION PLAN 3. Period of return: From 2 MARCH 2006 to 1 SEPTEMBER 2006 4. Balance under scheme from previous return: 3,550,000 5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme hasbeen increased since the date of the last return: NIL 6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period: 75,000 7. Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period: 3,475,000 8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission:4,950,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH ON 2 MARCH 2005 9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period: 56,092,994 Name of contact GINA GIBSON Address of contact EVOLUTION SECURITIES LIMITED 100 WOOD STREET, LONDON EC2V 7AN Telephone number of contact 020 7071 4313 Signed by EDWARD GRACE Director, for and on behalf of EMERALD ENERGY PLC (Applicant) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange