Issue of Shares under SIP - Replacement

RNS Number : 7451O

Red Rock Resources plc

15 October 2012

 

This announcement replaces RNS number 5259J released on 08 August 2012 at 07:00. This replacement announcement corrects (i) the number of "free shares" that were awarded to each  Director from 166,666 free shares to 157,894 free shares (and where relevant, resultant shareholding percentages), (ii) the total number of free shares admitted to trading being  3,798,456 and not 3,798,458; and (iii) the total outstanding share capital figure being 887,939,270 and not 887,939,272. The full amended text appears below, all other information remains unchanged. Please note that the subsequent announcement of the Company dated 19 September 2012 which refers to the issued share capital refers to the correct number.

Red Rock Resources Plc

Issue of Shares under Share Incentive Plan

15 October 2012

Red Rock Resources Plc ("Red Rock" or the "Company"), a mining and exploration company with a producing gold mine in Colombia; Kenyan gold and Greenland iron ore exploration projects; and interests in steel feed, uranium and rare earths, confirms that on 7 August 2012 the Board of Directors approved the issue of 3,789,456 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Free Shares for the 2012/13 tax year as agreed by the Trustees on 6 August 2012.  

Under the Free Share agreement, employees (including the Directors), who have worked for the Company for three months, may be awarded up to £3,000 worth of Ordinary Shares in the Company in any one tax year. Accordingly, 3,789,456 Free Shares have been awarded with reference to the closing mid-market price of 1.90p on 3 August 2012.

Free shares will be held by the SIP Trustees and they cannot be released to participants until five years after the date of allotment, except in specific circumstances.

Additionally, set out below is the Directors' participation in the SIP Free Shares for the 2012/13 tax year.

Directors' Participation

In respect of the 2012/13 tax year the Directors participation in the SIP Free Shares is set out below:

Director	Number of Free Shares Awarded	Number of Ordinary Shares held following the grant	% of issued Share Capital following the grant
Andrew Bell	157,894	466,260	0.05%
Manoli Yannaghas	157,894	1,151,260	0.13%
John Watkins	157,894	3,576,260	0.40%
Michael Nott	157,894	2,226,260	0.25%
James Ladner	157,894	1,102,525	0.12%

Andrew Bell, Chairman, states: "Successive governments have promoted SIPs and the concept of wider share ownership. Few companies have risen to the challenge of creating employee share ownership schemes because of the effort needed to set them up. We are confident that remunerating employees in this way will increase their long term commitment to the success of the business and help us build a better company".

Admission to trading on AIM and Total Voting Rights

Application is being made to AIM for 3,789,456 new Ordinary Shares allotted in relation to the SIP Free Shares for 2012/13 tax year to be admitted to trading on AIM. Admission of the 3,789,456 new Ordinary Shares is expected on 13 August 2012.

Following the issue of the 3,789,456 new Ordinary Shares the issued share capital of the Company consists of 887,939,270 ordinary shares of 0.1p each with voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

The above figure of 887,939,270 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 the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

Andrew Bell	020 7402 4580 or    07766 474849	Red Rock Resources plc	Chairman
Sandra Spencer	020 7402 4580 or 07757 660 798	Red Rock Resources plc	Press Relations
Gerry Beaney/ Daniela Amihood	020 7383 5100	Grant Thornton    Corporate Finance	Nominated Adviser
Nick Emerson	01483 413500	Simple Investments Ltd	Broker

 

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