Roc Oil Company Limited ('the Company' or 'ROC')
Additional Listing
Further to ROC's application to AIM for the admission of up to 146,656,751 Ordinary Shares in the Company (the 'Application') and announcement of the previous allotments of shares under the Application, ROC announces that it has allotted a further 23,402,027 shares under the Application. Admission of these shares is expected on 14 October 2008 and the shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing shares in issue.
These shares have been allotted in connection with ROC's acquisition of Anzon Australia Limited ('AZA') ('the Offer') and, as at 13 October 2008, ROC had allotted in total 126,664,371 shares under the Application in respect of 29,548,024 AZA shares for which valid acceptances had been received under the Offer. Following the issue of these further shares, ROC's issued share capital consists of 571,148,071 Ordinary Shares.
Further allotments of ROC shares to be issued pursuant to the Offer are expected as acceptances are received and announcement of the expected dates for admission of these shares will be made in due course.
For further information please contact:
Dr Kevin Hird
General Manager - Business Development
Tel: +44 20 7495 5707/+61 2 8356 2000
Mob: +44 775136 7149/+61 417 261 727
Email: khird@rocoil.com.au
Michael Shaw
Oriel Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Bobby Morse
Buchanan Communications
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7466 5000
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7466 5001
E-Mail: bobbym@buchanan.uk.com
Mob: +44 (0)7802 875 227