3 May 2012 07:00
Date: | 3 May 2012 |
On behalf of: | Finsbury Food Group plc ('Finsbury', 'the Company' or 'the Group') |
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Finsbury Food Group plc
Additional Listing and Total Voting Rights
Finsbury Food Group plc (AIM: FIF), a leading manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten free bakery goods, announces that on 24th April 2012 it received notification to exercise options to acquire 141,500 ordinary shares (the "Option Shares"). The exercise price is 14p per share and the aggregate subscription price for the Option Shares has been received by the Company.
Application has been made for the Option Shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing ordinary shares in issue, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will be effective and that dealings in the Option Shares will commence on or around 9 May 2012.
Following the issue of the Option Shares the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will be 53,501,394 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 53,501,394. This figure 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, the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information: | |
Finsbury Food Group plc | www.finsburyfoods.co.uk |
John Duffy (Chief Executive) | 029 20 357 500 |
Stephen Boyd (Finance Director) | |
Panmure Gordon | 020 7459 3600 |
Katherine Roe | |
Callum Stewart | |
Redleaf Polhill | finsbury@redleafpolhill.com |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett/ Jenny Bahr | 020 7566 6720 |
Publication quality photographs are available via Redleaf Polhill on the numbers shown above
Notes to Editors:
Finsbury Food Group plc (AIM: FIF), is a leading manufacturer of premium and celebration cakes, low fat cake slices and artisan, organic and gluten free bread and morning goods.
Finsbury Food Group is the second largest manufacturer of Ambient Packaged Cake (excluding In Store Bakery) in the UK, a market valued at £916m (Source: Kantar Worldpanel Total UK Coverage, 52 we 25th December 2011).
The Group is also the market leader in the supply of gluten free baked goods to the UK's multiple grocers.
The Group's strategy is to generate returns for shareholders by building a crafted bakery group focused on premium, celebration and well being that delivers for customers and consumers. Finsbury continues to develop its licensed brand portfolio to complement its core retailer brand relationships and improve its understanding of and response to changing consumer needs.
Whilst the Company sees exciting organic growth opportunities in all its businesses and its short-term focus is on integrating and growing its existing businesses, the aim is to take advantage of the appropriate bolt on acquisitions to drive longer term value as opportunities and circumstance allow.