26 Mar 2014 11:12
26 March 2014
Goals Soccer Centres plc ("Goals" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options, Issue of Equity and Director Shareholding
Goals announces that it has been notified of the exercise of 150,000 share options at a price of 62 pence per ordinary share of 0.25 pence ("Ordinary Share") in the Company by Morris Payton, a Director of the Company, on 25 March 2014. Accordingly the Company has issued 150,000 new ordinary shares (the "New Shares").
Application has been made for the New Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. The New Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company and dealings are expected to commence on 31 March 2014. Following the issue of the New Shares, the Company has a total of 58,221,945 Ordinary Shares in issue.
Morris Payton subsequently sold 150,000 Ordinary Shares on 25 March 2014 at 216.5 pence each. Following the transactions, the shareholding of Morris Payton and persons connected to him is unchanged at 271,910 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.5 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, all of which are held beneficially.
Enquiries:
Bill Gow, Finance Director 01355 234 800
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Bruce Garrow / Joe Weaving 020 7523 8350