Mears Regulatory News (MER)

10 Mar 2008 10:17

Mears Group PLC10 March 2008 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: The FSA Date: 10 March 2008 +----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Name of applicant: |MEARS GROUP PLC |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Name of scheme: |Mears Group plc Save As You Earn || |Scheme ("SAYE"); and || | || |Mears Group plc EMI Approved || |Scheme ("EMI"); and || | || |Mears Group plc Unapproved Scheme || |("Unapproved") |+------------------------+---------------+-------------+------+---------------+|Period of return: |From: |25 November |To: |7 March 2008 || | |2006 | | |+------------------------+---------------+-------------+------+---------------+|Balance under scheme from previous |27,414 shares (SAYE) ||return: | || |125,000 shares (EMI) || | || |100,000 shares (Unapproved) |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|The amount by which the block scheme has|250,626 shares (SAYE) ||been increased, if the scheme has been | ||increased since the date of the last |561,061 shares (EMI) ||return: | || |610,439 shares (Unapproved) |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Number of securities issued/allotted |228,040 shares (SAYE) ||under scheme during period: | || |486,061shares (EMI) || | || |410,439 shares (Unapproved) |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Balance under scheme not yet issued/ |50,000 shares (SAYE) ||allotted at end of period | || |200,000 shares (EMI) || | || |300,000 shares (Unapproved) |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Number and class of securities |36,000,000 ordinary 1p shares ||originally listed and the date of |(4 October 1996) ||admission | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Total number of securities in issue at |73,281,775 ordinary 1p shares ||the end of the period | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Name of contact: |Andrew Smith |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Address of contact: |PO Box 2078, Gloucester Business || |Park, Brockworth,Gloucester GL3 4WY |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Telephone number of contact: |01452 634 691 |+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ SIGNED BY Andrew Smith, Finance Director_____________________________________Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorisedofficer, for and on behalf of MEARS GROUP PLC________________________Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange