19 October 2011
Empyrean Energy PLC
("Empyrean" or the "Company"; Ticker (EME))
Conversion of Loan
Further to the announcement of 31 August 2011 the Company announces that following receipt of conversion notices in relation £130,000 of the convertible loan currently drawn down (plus interest component), it has today issued 2,815,648 new Ordinary Shares at price of 4.9987p being the 7 business day volume weighted average price per ordinary share traded in the Company's shares up to the day of conversion. Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 25 October 2011. The balance of the loan, amounting to £719,000 remains drawn down.
Following the issue of the shares, Empyrean's total issued and voting share capital will comprise of 199,569,663 ordinary shares. This figure 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, securities of the Company.
Contact:
Empyrean Energy Plc
Tom Kelly Tel: +618 9388 8041
Shore Capital & Corporate Limited
Anita Ghanekar Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090
Edward Mansfield