Tissue Science Equity Issue

8 Apr 2008 14:26

Covidien UK Holding Ltd08 April 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 April 2008 Tissue Science Laboratories plc ("Tissue Science Laboratories" or "the Company") Issue of new equity Tissue Science Laboratories announces that it has issued and allotted 1,823,600new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company, as a result of the exerciseof options held under the Company share schemes by Tissue Science Laboratoriesemployees. Following the issue of the new shares, there are 36,432,757 ordinary shares of10 pence each in issue, with each share carrying the right to one vote. ENQUIRIES CovidienEric Kraus +1 508 261 8305Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications eric.kraus@covidien.com Bruce Farmer +1 508 452 4372Director, Financial Communications bruce.farmer@covidien.com Rothschild 0207 280 1200Lynn DrummondMark Culwick This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange