Origin Enterprises plc ("Origin" or "the Company")
Issue of Ordinary Shares
Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange and to the London Stock Exchange for 480,345 new Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.01 each in the capital of the Company to be admitted to trading on the ESM market of the Irish Stock Exchange and to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Dealing is expected to commence in these shares on 11 March, 2013.
These Ordinary Shares have been allotted pursuant to the conversion of 480,345 deferred convertible ordinary shares on the achievement of targets under the 2006 Origin Long Term Incentive Plan. These Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.
Following the admission of these shares to trading the allotted, called up and fully paid ordinary shares of Origin Enterprises plc will be 138,499,155 nominal value €0.01 each.
Pat Morrissey
Company Secretary
Origin Enterprises plc
6 March 2013