Last checked at 3 Apr 2018 17:09
3 April 2018
Sound Energy plc
("Sound Energy" or the "Company")
Total Voting Rights and Block Admission Interim Review
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream company, announces, in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the following information as at 31 March 2018.
As at 31 March 2018 the Company had 1,016,225,341 Ordinary Shares in issue with no shares are held in treasury. This is the total number of voting rights in Sound Energy and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Block Admission Interim Review
The Company also makes the following notification pursuant to Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block admission arrangements:
Name of the company: | Sound Energy plc | ||||
Name of scheme: |
1. Block admission to satisfy the issue of Ordinary Shares from time to time pursuant to the exercise of warrants issued by the Company in 2015 to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 24.0p per new Ordinary Share ("2015 Warrants"). 2. Block admission to satisfy the issue of Ordinary Shares from time to time pursuant to the exercise of warrants issued by the Company in 2016 to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 30.0p per new Ordinary Share ("2016 Warrants"). 3. Block admission to satisfy the issue of Ordinary Shares from time to time pursuant to the exercise of share options issued by the Company to certain of the Company's employees to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares ("Share Options").
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Period of return: | From: | 1 September 2017 | To: | 31 March 2018 | |
Number of unallotted securities not issued under the scheme(s) at the start of the period: | 1: 2: 3. Total | 22,378,757 37,771,110 7,079,999 67,229,866 | |||
Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 1: 2: 3:
Total | 0 0 0
0 | |||
Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period: | 1: 2: 3:
Total | 2,995,948 0 2,450,000
5,445,948 | |||
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1: 2: 3: Total | 19,382,809 37,771,110 4,629,999 61,783,918 | |||
Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission: |
1:
2:
3:
Total |
28,025,915 Ordinary Shares - 21 August 2015 12,189,119 Ordinary Shares - 22 September 2016 38,531,590 Ordinary shares - 22 December 2016
25,000,000 Ordinary Shares - 22 September 2016 30,642,337 Ordinary Shares - 22 December 2016
7,079,999 Ordinary Shares - 22 December 2016
141,468,960 Ordinary Shares
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Name of contact: | Amanda Bateman, Company Secretary | ||||
Telephone number of contact: | +44 (0)1732 606030 | ||||
For further information please contact:
Vigo Communications - PR Adviser Patrick d'Ancona Chris McMahon Kate Rogucheva | Tel: +44 (0)20 7830 9700 |
Sound Energy James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer
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j.parsons@soundenergyplc.com
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Smith & Williamson - Nominated Adviser Azhic Basirov David Jones Ben Jeynes
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
RBC - Joint Broker Matthew Coakes Martin Copeland Laura White | Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - Joint Broker Alex Reynolds Nick Stamp |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3037 2000 |