Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 3156V
Artemis Alpha Trust PLC
10 January 2012
 



ARTEMIS ALPHA TRUST PLC

Issue of Equity

Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company") announces that 3,882 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "New Shares") have been issued today in connection with the exercise of subscription rights by holders of a corresponding number of subscription shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (the "Subscription Shares"), conditional only on the New Shares being admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market ("Admission").  The New Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

Applications have been made for Admission and Admission is expected to become effective, and dealings in the New Shares are expected to commence, at 8.00 a.m. on Thursday, 12 January 2012.  Following the issue of the New Shares, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 48,844,470 Ordinary Shares, of which 150,000 are held in treasury, and 6,867.134 Subscription Shares (which carry no voting rights).  Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 48,694,470 Ordinary Shares.

The above figure (48,694,470) may be used by Ordinary Shareholders and other investors 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, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

For further information please contact:

Artemis Investment Management LLP

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0131 225 7300

 

10 January 2012


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