10 December 2010
Immediate Release
BANGO PLC
("Bango" or "the Company")
Share Options Grant and Additional Listing
Bango plc (AIM:BGO.L), the mobile web payments and analytics company, announces that on 10th December 2010 under the Company's Unapproved Share Option Scheme, Peter Saxton, a Director of the Company, was granted the following number of options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company all at the exercise price of 131.5p being the closing mid-market price on 9th December 2010.
Director |
Peter Saxton |
Position |
Chief Financial Officer |
Number of Options Granted |
31,250 |
The options vest over a three year period, in twelve equal instalments, one twelfth each quarter and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
The Company also announces that 28,393 new Ordinary Shares of 20p each ('New Ordinary Shares') have been issued and allotted following exercises of employee options.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares, which will rank pari passu with the existing shares in issue, to be admitted to trading on AIM, and admission is expected to become effective on 17 December 2010.
The Company's total issued share capital after the admission of the New Ordinary Shares will be 37,897,159 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not currently hold any shares in treasury. This figure of 37,897,159 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Contact Details:
Bango plc |
Threadneedle Communications |
Cenkos Securities plc |
Tel. +44 1223 472777 www.bango.com |
Tel. +44 (0) 207 653 9850 |
Tel. +44 (0)207 397 8900
|
Ray Anderson, CEO |
Caroline Evans-Jones |
Ken Fleming |
Peter Saxton, CFO |
Fiona Conroy |
Beth McKiernan |
About Bango
Bango (AIM: BGO) provides technology that enables commerce on the mobile web.
Bango enables businesses of all sizes to collect payment for music, games, applications, videos and services sold to internet connected mobile phone users. Bango is able to charge payments to mobile phone bills or use other billing methods such as credit card based on intelligence about the consumer. Bango also provides an analytics service that provides accurate information about visitors and the effectiveness of marketing activities for mobile web sites.
Visit www.bango.com.