Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 1823D

Ascent Resources PLC

26 March 2014

 

Ascent Resources plc

("Ascent" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity

Ascent Resources plc, the AIM listed European oil and gas exploration and production company, has received a notice of exercise ("the Notice") to convert 1,848 convertible loan notes of £1 each which were issued in May 2013 as part of an open offer to all shareholders. The Loan Notes, including rolled up interest at the rate of 9% per annum, are convertible into new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.5 pence per Ordinary Share. Consequently a total of 393,514 new Ordinary Shares ("the Conversion Shares") will be issued pursuant to the Notice.

Admission and Settlement

Application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM of the Conversion Shares ("Admission"). Admission is expected to occur on 1 April 2014. As at Admission, Ascent will have 1,451,507,909 Ordinary Shares in issue. There are no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is therefore 1,451,507,909 and shareholders may use this figure as the denominator by which they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Ascent Resources plc.

Clive Carver / Len Reece

Tel: [phone]

finnCap (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

Matthew Robinson / Charlotte Stranner  

Tel: [phone]

 

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