1st Jun 2007 08:00
Barratt Developments PLC01 June 2007 For immediate releaseNot for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States,Australia, Canada or Japan. 1 June 2007 Barratt Developments PLC Block Listing Application Barratt Developments PLC ("Barratt") announces that it has made a block listingapplication for the admission of 159,547 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in theshare capital of Barratt (the "Shares") to the Official List of the UK ListingAuthority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listedsecurities. It is expected that admission of the Shares will take place on 4 June 2007. The Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinaryshares of 10 pence each in the share capital of Barratt. The Shares will beissued to members of the Wilson Bowden plc 2003 Savings Related Share OptionScheme (the "WB SAYE Scheme") who elect to exercise their options under the WBSAYE Scheme at monthly intervals up to and including October 2007 as part of theconsideration to which they are entitled under the terms (as reflected in WilsonBowden plc's articles of association) of Barratt's acquisition of the entireissued and to be issued share capital of Wilson Bowden plc, which becameeffective on 26 April 2007 (the "Acquisition"). Enquiries: Barratt Developments PLCLaurence Dent, Company Secretary +44 (0) 191 227 2000 Overseas Jurisdictions: The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictionsother than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any personswho are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdomshould inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. Thisannouncement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English lawand the Listing Rules and the information disclosed may not be the same as thatwhich would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared inaccordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation topurchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote orapproval in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a prospectusor a prospectus equivalent document. In particular, this announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in theUnited States and the Shares, which will be issued in connection with theAcquisition, have not been, and will not be, registered under the US SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder(the "Securities Act") or under the securities law of any state, district orother jurisdiction of the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan and noregulatory clearance in respect of the Shares has been, or will be, applied forin any jurisdiction other than the UK. The Shares may not be offered or sold inthe United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemptionfrom registration. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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