Additional Listing and Block Listing

RNS Number : 3108R

Topps Tiles PLC

16 November 2012

 

Topps Tiles plc (the "Company")

Additional Listing, Block Listing Application and Block Listing Cancellation

Additional Listing

The Company announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and the London Stock Exchange for the listing of 72,468 ordinary shares of 3.33 pence each fully paid ("Ordinary Shares"), to trade on the London Stock Exchange and be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA. The listing relates to share options exercised pursuant to the Company's 2009 SAYE Five Year Scheme. It is expected that admission of these Ordinary Shares will become effective on 19 November 2012. These Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Block Listing Application and Block Listing Cancellation

An application has been made to the UKLA and the London Stock Exchange for the listing of 1,958,537 Ordinary Shares (1,357,432 Ordinary Shares in relation to the Company's 2009 SAYE Five Year Scheme and 601,105 Ordinary Shares in relation to the 2011 SAYE Three Year Scheme) to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA.

These shares will be issued as a result of the exercise of share options pursuant to the Company's 2009 SAYE Five Year Scheme and 2011 SAYE Three Year Scheme.

It is expected that the admission of the Ordinary Shares will become effective on 19 November 2012. These Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

In addition the Company currently has 25,524 Ordinary Shares block listed under the 2009 SAYE Three Year Scheme. This scheme has now closed and as a result the associated block listing has been cancelled. 135,173 Ordinary Shares have been allotted since the last block listing return was released.

Following the above additional listing, the total issued share capital of the Company will be 191,852,710 Ordinary Shares, each with equal voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

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, to a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Rob Parker, Finance Director, 0161 486 2400

 

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