5th Apr 2006 10:28
Helphire Group PLC05 April 2006 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: The FSAUK Listing AuthorityFinancial Services Authority25, The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon, E14 5HS Date: 5 April 2006 +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Name of applicant: |Helphire Group plc |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Name of scheme: |Helphire Group Executive Share Option || |Scheme ("Sch1") and the Helphire Group || |Unapproved Executive Share Option || |Scheme ("Sch2") and the 2002 Executive || |Share Option Scheme (parts one ("Sch3")|| |and two ("Sch4")) Helphire Group Share || |Save Scheme ("Sch5") |+----------------------+---------+--------------+------+-----------------+|Period of return: |From: |1 October 2005|To: |31 March 2006 |+----------------------+---------+--------------+------+-----------------+|Balance under scheme from |Sch1 439,640 ||previous return: | || |Sch2 200,000 || | || |Sch3 288,183 || | || |Sch4 6,125 || | || |Sch5 73,500 || | || | || | || |In all cases, Ordinary £0.05 shares |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|The amount by which the block |Sch1 818,000 ||scheme has been increased, if | ||the scheme has been increased |Sch4 1,900,000 ||since the date of the last | ||return: |Sch5 163,000 |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of securities issued/ |Sch1 102,240 ||allotted under scheme during | ||period: |Sch2 68,000 || | || |Sch3 232,284 || | || |Sch4 343,516 || | || |Sch5 213,154 |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Balance under scheme not yet |Sch1 1,155,400 ||issued/allotted at end of period| || |Sch2 132,000 || | || |Sch3 264,899 || | || |Sch4 1,562,609 || | || |Sch5 23,346 |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number and class of securities |900,000 Ordinary £0.05 shares admitted ||originally listed and the date |9th October 2003 and 800,000 shares ||of admission |admitted 5th August 2004; 2,881,000 || |shares admitted November 2005 |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Total number of securities in |135,870,254 ||issue at the end of the period | |+----------------------+---------+--------------+------+-----------------++----------------------+---------+--------------+------+-----------------+ +-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+|Name of contact: |Nicholas Tilley |+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+|Address of contact: |Helphire Group plc || | || |Pinesgate || | || |Lower Bristol Road || | || |Bath || | || |BA2 3DP |+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+|Telephone number of contact: |08450 784218 |+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ SIGNED BY.................................................. Date............................................................ POSITION: Company Secretary NAME OF APPLICANT Helphire Group plc If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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