Last checked at 6 Feb 2009 13:22
Smallbone plc ("Smallbone" or the "Company")
Additional Listing and Total Voting Rights
Smallbone announces today that 38,278 new Smallbone Ordinary Shares of 5p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") have been issued and allotted at a price of 25.5 pence per share pursuant to the Smallbone plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
Charles Smallbone and Gordon Montgomery, both directors of the Company, as trustees of the Plan, became the non-beneficial owners of the 38,278 New Ordinary Shares. The beneficial ownership of the New Ordinary Shares awarded under the Plan will pass to the employees on their request subject to their continued employment.
Charles Smallbone and Gordon Montgomery have the following interests in the Company;
| | Beneficial interest | Non-beneficial interest | ||
| | No. | % | No. | % |
| CD Smallbone | 8,440,553 | 33.75 | 331,933 | 1.33 |
| GSA Montgomery | 22,308 | 0.09 | 329,625 | 1.32 |
Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. This is expected to be on 9 February 2009.
For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, following the admission to trading of the New Ordinary Shares, the total number of Ordinary Shares of 5p each of the Company in issue will be 25,009,992 with each share holding one voting right.
Enquiries:
| Smallbone PLC Gordon Montgomery | 01380 729 090 |
| Teathers Shaun Dobson / Dan Webster | 020 7426 9000 |