2 September 2015
Exercise of Options / Issue of Equity
Pressure Technologies plc ("the Company") announces that it has issued and allotted 20,040 new ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, following an exercise of options pursuant to the Company's SAYE scheme. The options were exercised at a price of 150 pence per share.
The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares in the Company and application has been made for these new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, which is expected to occur on or around 7 September 2015.
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares of 5 pence of Pressure Technologies in issue at the date of this notice is 14,397,170.
The above 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 Pressure Technologies, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Pressure Technologies plc John Hayward, Chief Executive Jo Allen, Group Finance Director Keeley Clarke, Investor Relations |
Tel: 0114 257 3616 |
Tavistock Simon Hudson |
Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Philip Davies / Will Goode |
Tel: 020 7149 6942 |
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Company description - www.pressuretechnologies.com
With its head office in Sheffield and its origins going back to 1897, Pressure Technologies is a growing, profitable, dividend paying, AIM listed, leading designer and manufacturer of speciality engineering solutions for high-pressure systems serving large global markets. The company is building a highly profitable group of companies, specialising in technology for the containment and control of liquids and gases in pressure systems through a combination of organic initiatives and acquisitions.
Pressure Technologies has four divisions, Precision Machined Components, Cylinders, Engineered Products and Alternative Energy, serving four markets: oil and gas, defence, industrial gases and alternative energy.
Precision Machined Components
· Al-Met, Mid Glamorgan, acquired in 2010 www.almet.co.uk
· Roota Engineering, Rotherham, acquired in March 2014 www.roota.co.uk
· Quadscot, acquired in October 2014 www.quadscot.co.uk
Cylinders
· Chesterfield Special Cylinders, Sheffield, IPO cornerstone in 2007 www.chesterfieldcylinders.com
· Kelley GTM Manufacturing, Amarillo - 40% stake acquired by the Group in December 2013 www.kelleygtm.com
Engineered Products
· Hydratron, Manchester and Houston, acquired in 2010 www.hydratron.co.uk
Alternative Energy
· Chesterfield BioGas, Sheffield, renamed Greenlane Biogas UK on 5 June 2015, founded in 2008
· Greenlane, acquired in October 2014 www.greenlanebiogas.com