19th Dec 2006 16:51
Albemarle & Bond Holdings PLC19 December 2006 ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS PLC "the Company" The Company announces that it received today a notice, pursuant to S.324Companies Act 1985, from Mr Greville Vincent Nicholls, a director of theCompany, relating to the exercise of options as follows: Name Scheme No. Exercised Exercise Price (per share) G V Nicholls Unapproved 88,000 Ordinary shares of 4p each £0.455 Following the above transaction Mr Nicholls' beneficial interest in theCompany's shares will be 985,562 Ordinary 4p shares, which is equivalent to2.11% of the Company's issued share capital. Mr Nicholls is also a director of Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited, the Trusteeof the Albemarle & Bond Pawnbrokers Employees Benefit Trust which now holds262,250 Ordinary 4p shares in the Company. Aggregating his personal holding andthe holding of the Trustee, Mr Nicholls is considered to be interested in1,247,812 Ordinary 4p shares, which is equivalent to 2.67% of the Company'sissued share capital. The Company further announces that that application has today been made for88,000 new Ordinary 4p shares to be admitted to listing pursuant to the exercise of share options under the unapproved share option scheme detailed above. It is expected that dealings will commence in the new ordinary shares on 27 December 2006. Following the exercise of share options the issued share capital of the Company will be increased from 46,620,056 Ordinary shares of 4p each to 46,708,056 Ordinary shares of 4p each. Date: 19 December 2006 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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