Issue of Equity - Amendment

RNS Number : 6272Y

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC

02 March 2012

 



This replaces the announcement released earlier today, 2 March 2012. As a result of this allotment, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 21,012,135 (and not 20,012,135) and the figure of 21,012,135 (and not 20,012,135) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

Issue of equity

On 2 March 2012 F&C US Smaller Companies PLC ("the Company") allotted 25,000 ordinary shares of 25p each, which rank pari passu with the existing shares in issue, from the Company's general corporate purposes blocklisting facility at a price of 475.5p per share.

Following this issue, the Company has the ability to issue 730,356 ordinary shares under its blocklisting facility.

As a result of this allotment, the total number of ordinary shares in issue now stands at 21,012,135 and the total number of voting rights in the Company is 21,012,135.  There are no shares held in treasury.

The above figure (21,012,135) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For F&C Management Limited

Secretary

2 March 2012

 

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