N BROWN GROUP PLC
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for a Block listing of 2,800,000 Ordinary shares of 11 1/19p each of N Brown Group plc to be admitted to the Official List.
The shares will be listed in connection with the following schemes: The N Brown Group plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme 2000, the N Brown Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (2004 revised) version, The N Brown Group plc Company Share Option Plan, The N Brown Group plc Unapproved Discretionary Share Option Scheme 2000 and the N Brown Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme. Of the shares, it is expected that 430,000 will be issued pursuant to The N Brown Group plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme, 1,500,000 will be issued pursuant to The N Brown Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (2004 revised) version, 550,000 will be issued pursuant to the N Brown Group plc Company Share Option Plan, 100,000 will be issued pursuant to the N Brown Group plc Unapproved Discretionary Share Option Scheme 2000 and 220,000 will be issued pursuant to the N Brown Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme.
The shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary share capital of the company.
Copies of this announcement will be available for fourteen days following the date of this announcement from the offices of Credit Suisse First Boston Europe Limited, One Cabot Square London E14 4QJ.