Rule 2.10 Announcement
Announcement of number of relevant securities in issue
Dublin, Ireland - EcoSecurities Group plc ("EcoSecurities" or the
"Company") announces that in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the Irish
Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2007, it has, at the close of
business on 5 June 2009, 118,181,352 ordinary shares of ¤0.0025 each
("Ordinary Shares") in issue and admitted to trading on AIM under the
ISIN code IE00B0PR8X46. Furthermore, EcoSecurities confirms that
there are, at the close of business on 5 June 2009, 7,816,730 share
options that have been granted by the Company and that are presently
outstanding, with an option price per Ordinary Share ranging from
£0.038 to £2.73. Of such outstanding options, 2,171,024 were granted
under the 2003 Share Option Plan, 2,514,706 were granted under the
2005 Share Option Plan adopted by the shareholders on 23 November
2005 and 3,131,000 were granted under the 2005 Share Option Plan
adopted by the shareholders on 9 December 2005.
Contacts:
RBS Hoare Govett Limited +44 (0)20 7678 8000
Justin Jones/Hugo Fisher
Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0)20 7638 9571
Kevin Smith / Ged Bumby
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The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the
information contained in this announcement. To the best knowledge and
belief of the directors of the Company (who have taken all reasonable
care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in
this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.
RBS Hoare Govett Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting
exclusively for EcoSecurities and no one else in connection with this
matter and will not be responsible to anyone other than EcoSecurities
for providing the protections afforded to clients of RBS Hoare Govett
Limited nor for providing advice in relation to this matter, the
content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.
Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act
1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 (the "Rules"), if any person (other than a
"recognised market-maker") owns or controls 1% or more of any class
of "relevant securities" of the Company (excluding for this purpose
options or derivatives), all dealings in any "relevant securities" of
the Company (including by means of an option in respect of, or a
derivative referenced to, any such class of "relevant securities")
must be publicly disclosed by written notice to the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange and the Irish Takeover Panel, including the
details set out in Rule 8.6 of the Rules, by no later than 12.00 noon
(London / Dublin time) on the London / Dublin business day following
the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue
until the date on which the offer becomes, or is declared,
unconditional as to acceptances, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn or
on which the "offer period" otherwise ends. If two or more persons
"act in concert", to acquire or control "relevant securities" of the
Company, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of
Rule 8.3.
Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Rules, all dealings in
"relevant securities" of the Company by the offeror or the Company,
or by any of their respective "associates", must be disclosed by no
later than 12.00 noon (London / Dublin time) on the London / Dublin
business day following the date of the relevant transaction.
A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose
"relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number
of such securities in issue, can be found on the Irish Takeover
Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie. The Irish Takeover
Panel also provides an appropriate form for any disclosures under
Rules 8.1 or 8.3.
Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Rules, which can also be
found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are in any doubt
as to whether or not you are required to make a disclosure under Rule
8, you should consult the Irish Takeover Panel.
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