4 Jul 2016 12:48
Smart Metering Systems plc
("SMS" or "the Company")
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Smart Metering Systems plc (AIM: SMS.L), the integrated metering services company that connects, owns, operates and maintains current generation and new advanced metering assets and databases, confirms that it has issued a total of 1,452,725 ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Approved and Unapproved Company Share Option Plan. The New Ordinary Shares have been admitted to trading on AIM under the block listing facility announced on 27 May 2015.
Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company has 88,701,326 Ordinary Shares in issue. SMS does not currently hold any shares in treasury. Accordingly, this figure of 88,701,326 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information:
Smart Metering Systems plc Alan Foy, Chief Executive Officer Glen Murray, Chief Financial Officer | 0141 249 3850 |
Cenkos Securities Neil McDonald Nick Tulloch Beth McKiernan | 0131 220 6939 / 0207 397 8900 |
Kreab Matthew Jervois Natalie Biasin Daniel Holgersson | 020 7074 1800 |
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About Smart Metering Systems
Established in 1995, Smart Metering Systems plc, headquartered in Glasgow, and also based in Livingston, Cardiff, Cambridge, Bolton, Doncaster, Rugby, and Normanton, connects, owns, operates and maintains metering systems and databases on behalf of major energy companies.
The Company provides full infrastructure design, installation, consultancy and project management services for new gas, electricity, water and telecoms connections for licenced energy and telecoms suppliers, end consumers and the UK's licensed electricity Distribution Network Owners (DNO's). The Company's full end to end energy services and consultancy business support large blue chip companies in the UK, as well as in Europe through its office in Milan.
The patented "plug and play" ADM™ device is deployed to approaching 100,000 industrial and commercial meters in the UK, which then delivers remote meter reading and half-hourly consumption analysis from installed gas meters with accreditation secured for potential application to water meters.
The Company was admitted to the AIM market in July 2011 and is now part of the FTSE AIM 50 index. For more information on SMS please visit the Company's website: www.sms-plc.com