Issue of Eq and Dir Dealing

3 Mar 2008 14:27

Majestic Wine PLC03 March 2008 Majestic Wine plc ("the Company") Issue of Equity, Directors' Dealing and Total Voting Rights 3 March 2008 The Company announces that it has issued and allotted subject to admission totrading on AIM, the following new Ordinary Shares of 7.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's Approved Executive Share Option Scheme(1996) (the "AESOS") and the Company's Savings Related Share Option Scheme(1996) (the "SAYE"): Scheme Number of Ordinary Shares Price per Ordinary Share (pence) SAYE 1996 145,677 199 AESOS 1996 2,700 120 AESOS 1996 4,000 157.75 Three directors of the Company exercised options under the SAYE as follows: Director Shares under Options Price per Ordinary Prior Resultant Percentage of option as at Exercised 03/ Ordinary Share Shares under holding holding Issued Share 29/02/08 03/08 (pence) option as at following Capital 03/03/08 Exercise T How 284,904 1,904 199 283,000 435,589 437,493 0.706% S Lewis 204,565 1,904 199 202,661 51,901 53,805 0.087% J Apthorp 76,713 4,761 199 71,952 758,112 762,873 1.231% The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Sharesof the Company. Trading is expected to commence on AIM on 7 March 2008.Following the issue and allotment of the new Ordinary Shares the issued sharecapital of the Company will be 61,949,086 Ordinary Shares. Enquiries: Majestic Wine PLC +44 (0)1923 298200Nigel Alldritt, Finance Director This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange