Symphony Env. Regulatory News (SYM)

7 Jan 2010 07:00



 7 January 2010

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC

BNY Mellon Level 1 American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") Programme

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc ("Symphony", "Company" or "the Group"), the environmental plastics and waste-to-energy group, is pleased to announce that its ADR is now being electronically quoted and investors can access the security through most brokerage accounts.

Symphony ADRs trade in the US on the OTC (Over The Counter) market under the symbol SETPY. The ADR to 1p ordinary share ratio is 1:100 and the CUSIP is 87156K104. BNY Mellon acts as sponsored depositary for Symphony's ADR facility. 

An ADR is a negotiable US certificate representing ownership of shares in a non-US corporation. ADRs trade and settle in the US in dollars; dividends are also paid to investors in dollar form. ADRs were specifically designed to facilitate the purchase, holding and sale of non-US securities by US investors, and to provide a corporate finance vehicle for non-US companies. ADRs can be held in book-entry form or as a physical certificate.

Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies plc, said:

"This facility allows easier access to Symphony securities by potential US investors who have found it difficult to trade outside the US markets. It enhances Symphony's global visibility programme which is important to our expansion strategy. " 

For further information, see list of contacts below. 

If for any reason your broker is not able to purchase this security please have the broker contact BNY Mellon for additional information.

Further information on the Symphony Environmental Technologies Group of companies:

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC is a world leader in Controlled-life plastic technology - a system that works by a process called oxo-biodegradation. The technology is branded d2w® and appears as a droplet logo on many thousands of tonnes of plastic packaging and other plastic products.

Symphony has a diverse and growing customer-base and has established itself successfully as an international business. Products made with d2w plastic technology can be found in more than 80 countries around the world and in many different product applications. Symphony is a member of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association (www.biodeg.org), the Society for the Chemical Industry (UK), and the American Standards Organisation (ASTM). Symphony is also a member of The US Save the Plastic Bag Coalition (http://www.savetheplasticbag.com/). Symphony actively participates in the work of the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the European Standards Organisation (CEN).

Symphony has just launched d2p anti-microbial technology which has applications in similar markets to d2w.

Symphony is also developing innovative waste-to-energy technology and cost-effective processes to convert plastics, tyres and other waste-streams into valuable products. 

Further information on the Symphony Group can be found at www.d2w.net.

BNY Mellon

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