Rule 9.6.4 Announcement

RNS Number : 5554C

FBD Holdings PLC

02 September 2008

 



FBD HOLDINGS PLC

2 September 2008

RULE 9.6.4 ANNOUNCEMENT

FBD Holdings plc ('FBD' or the 'Company') announces that earlier today, 40,000 shares were transferred out of the Company's holding of treasury shares pursuant to the exercise of a share option under the FBD Holdings plc Executive Share Option Scheme.

The shares were transferred at a price of €3.99 per share.

Issued Share Capital Update

Following the above transfer FBD now holds 2,191,730 shares in treasury and has 33,269,476 shares in issue, excluding the treasury shares.

Confirmation of number of voting rights

The total number of shares in issue which are both admitted to trading on the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange and carry voting rights is 33,269,476. This number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in FBD Holdings plc.  

Section 209 (3) of the Companies Act, 1990 effectively suspends any voting rights attaching to the 2,191,730 treasury shares for so long as they are held in treasury.

For Reference:                            

FBD Holdings plc                                                 Telephone No:

Conor Gouldson, Company Secretary                [phone] 

FBD Holdings plc FBD House Bluebell Dublin 12 Ireland

Registered in Dublin, Ireland  Registered Number 135882

 

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