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ZestΒ GroupΒ PlcΒ ('ZestΒ GroupΒ or 'the Company')
Equity Placing
6Β NovemberΒ 2009
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The Company is pleased to announce that it hasΒ conditionallyΒ placed 300,000,000 new ordinary sharesΒ of 0.01p eachΒ at a price of 0.1 pence ("Placing Shares") with new and existing shareholders ("the Placing").
The Placing proceeds of Β£300,000 (before expenses)Β willΒ provideΒ the CompanyΒ withΒ working capital to service its activities.
Application for admission of the Placing SharesΒ ("Admission") will beΒ made andΒ Admission is expected to occurΒ onΒ 26Β November 2009. The Placing is conditional,Β on Admission becomingΒ effective.Β The Placing is not being underwritten.
The Placing SharesΒ will represent approximately 63.3Β per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company immediately following Admission and each of the Placing Shares will be credited as fully paid and free from all liens,Β equities,Β charges,Β encumbrances and other interests and will,Β when issued,Β rank in fullΒ Β for all dividends and distributions thereafter declared,Β made or paid after Admission and otherwise rank pari passu in all respects with,Β and carry the same voting and dividend rights as,Β the existingΒ Β Ordinary Shares.Β
Following Admission the percentage interest of the Directors in the issued share capital of the Company will be diluted as follows:Β
|
Director |
Number of Ordinary Shares prior to the Placing |
% ofΒ ExistingΒ Issued Share Capital |
Number of Ordinary Shares following the Placing |
% of Enlarged Share Capital |
|
Richard Griffiths |
11,000,000 |
6.34 |
11,000,000 |
2.32 |
|
Steve Weltman |
666,668 |
0.38 |
666,668 |
0.14 |
Following Admission,Β the Company will haveΒ 473,619,050Β Ordinary Shares in issue. All of the Ordinary Shares have equal voting rights and none of the Ordinary Shares are held in Treasury. The total number of voting rights in the CompanyΒ on Admission will therefore be 473,619,050.Β
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,Β or a change to their interest in,Β the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.Β
For further information,Β please contact:
ZestΒ GroupΒ Plc
Steve Weltman,Β Chief ExecutiveΒ
+44 (0) 208 398 4144Β
Β
W.H. IrelandΒ
Tim Cofman-Nicoresti
+44 (0) 121 265 6330Β
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