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Hampson IndustriesΒ PLC
Additional Listing -Β LTIP
AugustΒ 20Β 2008
HampsonΒ IndustriesΒ PLCΒ ('Hampson' or 'the Group')Β announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing AuthorityΒ for admission to the Official ListΒ andΒ toΒ the London Stock ExchangeΒ for admission to trading ("Admission")Β of 365,120 ordinary shares of 25p eachΒ ('Shares'). Upon issue, theΒ newΒ Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue.
TheΒ Shares have been issuedΒ pursuant toΒ the vesting of certain awardsΒ made underΒ the Long Term Incentive PlanΒ ("LTIP"), approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 30 August 2005. The Shares have been allotted and issued to the Trustees of the LTIP, who will facilitate future distributions to beneficiaries of the LTIP. According to the rules of theΒ LTIPΒ the TrusteeΒ mayΒ acquire shares either byΒ marketΒ purchasesΒ of existingΒ Shares, or by subscription from the Company of newΒ Shares.
Admission of theΒ new SharesΒ isΒ expected onΒ 26Β August 2008.
Following admission Hampson Industries PLC's capital consists of 158,614,996 ordinary shares with voting rights. No ordinary shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 158,614,996. 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, Hampson Industries PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information:
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Kim Ward, Chief Executive |
+44 (0)1384 472941 |
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Howard Kimberley, Finance Director |
+44 (0)1384 472946 |
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Jonathan Gollins/Marylene Guernier, M:Communications |
+44 (0)207 153 1269 |
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James Steel / Ben Wells, Arbuthnot Securities |
+44 (0)207 012 2000 |
About Hampson:
Hampson Industries' ('the Group') operations are structured into three business segments, serving primarily the global commercial and military aerospace and specialist engineering markets from manufacturing facilities in the UK, North America andΒ India.
Approximately 95% of the Group's sales are derived from its aerospace activities, the balance from the market for automotive turbocharger components.
In June 2008, the Group completed the acquisitions of Odyssey Industries, Inc. and Global Tooling Systems, Inc. for a total consideration of up to USD314 million, partly financed through a Β£65 million placing and open offer.
The Group now employs over 2,400 people.
The company is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (Symbol:Β HAMP).
For more information on Hampson: www.hampsongroup.com
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