Iomart Regulatory News (IOM)

13 Mar 2006 07:01

Iomart Group PLC13 March 2006 IOMART GROUP PLCBlocklisting return, cancellation and application iomart Group plc ("iomart") announces that during the period 1 March 2004 to 28February 2006 it has issued 2,877,959 new ordinary 1p shares ("OrdinaryShares") under its existing blocklisting facility. Name of scheme Exercised between 1 March 2004 Balance at and 28 February 28 February 2006 2006 Approved scheme 1,219,720 171,388Enterprise management incentivescheme 442,996 1,453,336Unapproved scheme 360,001 150,000Savings related scheme 56,509 545,761Other unapproved options 798,733 830,660 ------------------ --------------- Total 2,877,959 3,151,145 ================== =============== In addition, options over 1,155,075 new Ordinary Shares which had been admittedunder its blocklisting facility have now lapsed and the blocklistingarrangements in relation to these shares have been cancelled. Application has been made under a new blocklisting arrangement for options underthe enterprise management incentive scheme over a total of 603,818 new OrdinaryShares and for options under the unapproved scheme over a total of 4,256,182 newOrdinary Shares to be admitted to AIM. It is expected that these new Ordinary Shares will become admitted to trading onAIM on 16 March 2006. All new Ordinary Shares when issued will rank pari passu in all respects withthe existing Ordinary Shares in issue. Following admission and cancellation of the new Ordinary Shares described above,iomart's share capital will be as follows: Ordinary Shares issued and admitted to AIM (excluding shares under blocklisting) 77,225,388Ordinary Shares admitted to AIM under block listing arrangements 8,011,145 For further information please contact:Angus MacSween: 0141 931 6400 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END