Additional Listing - Scrip Di

RNS Number : 2768V

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

27 May 2008

 

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC ('the Company') 

ADDITIONAL LISTING - SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE

Further to its announcement of 14 May 2008, the Company confirms that application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM ('Admission') of 55,675 new ordinary shares of lp each in the Company ('New Shares') pursuant to elections by shareholders to receive New Shares in lieu of cash in respect of all or part of their final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2007 ('Final Dividend')  The New Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued shares and dealings are expected to commence on Thursday 29 May 2008.

DIRECTOR'S INTEREST

The resultant total interest upon Admission of Mr Henry Angest, Chairman, who has elected to receive the Final Dividend in the form of New Shares in relation to part of his existing interest in shares, is set out below:

Director                                                         New Shares to be                      Resultant total                          % of issued
                                                                  received under scrip               interest in shares (at                        shares (at
                                                                      dividend elections                           Admission)                        Admission)

Henry Angest                                                                 50,000                             7,917,862                               52.79

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Upon Admission the total number of shares in issue, and therefore the total number of voting shares, is 14,999,619 shares. There are no shares held in Treasury. The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Enquiries:

Arbuthnot Bank Group PLC                                                              Tel: [phone]
Paul Sheriff, Group Finance Director

Maitland                                                                                            Tel: [phone]
Emma Burdett

Hawkpoint                                                                                         Tel: [phone]
Lawrence Guthrie

 

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