Additional Listing and Direct

RNS Number : 9441V

Matchtech Group PLC

04 June 2008

 



MATCHTECH GROUP PLC

4 June 2008

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

Application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM of 90,202 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Shares'), pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's EMI Share Option Scheme. Included within this figure are options exercised by certain Directors, as follows:

Director	Options exercised	Exercise date	Exercise price (p)	Resultant interest in Shares*	% at Admission
Anthony Dyer	1,817	2 June 2008	146	260,000	1.12%
Adrian Gunn	1,651	2 June 2008	146	403,838	1.74%
Paul Raine	2,064	2 June 2008	146	1,834,778	7.91%

* excludes interests held within the Matchtech Group plc Share Incentive Plan

The Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares, and admission ('Admission') is expected to occur on 10 June 2008.

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 23,208,737 ordinary shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. This figure of 23,208,737 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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