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 5,003,238 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 17 April, 2012.
These Ordinary Shares will be allotted pursuant to the conversion of 5,003,238 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 138,018,810 of nominal value €0.01 each.
Pat Morrissey
Company Secretary
Origin Enterprises plc
13 April 2012