4th Jul 2005 09:55
Zoo Digital Group PLC04 July 2005 For immediate release 4 July 2005 ZOO Digital Group plc ("ZOO Digital" or "the Company") Holding in Company The Board of ZOO Digital announces that it received notification on 30 June 2005from Herald Investment Trust plc ("HIT") that HIT had purchased 2,900,000ordinary shares of 0.2p each in the Company as part of the recent placing of newordinary shares announced on 25 May 2005. Following this purchase of shares, HITis interested in 22,900,000 ordinary shares of 0.2p each in the Companyrepresenting 7.22% of the current issued share capital of the Company. Theshares are held under BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited. Six-monthly Block Listing Application Update On 22 December 2004, the Company applied for block admission of 18,544,746ordinary shares of 0.2p each ("New Ordinary Shares") to be admitted to the AIMmarket of the London Stock Exchange under three separate Company Share OptionSchemes, with admission becoming effective on 30 December 2004. The Company can confirm that during the six month period to 29 June 2005 a totalof 430,000 New Ordinary Shares were issued under the ZOO Digital Group plcEnterprise Management Incentive Scheme. Furthermore, options over 83,750ordinary shares under this scheme have now lapsed. The balance of ordinary shares remaining unissued under the block listingapplication is 18,030,996 as follows: ZOO Digital Group plc roll-over share option scheme 3,052,600ZOO Digital Group plc Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme 9,113,060ZOO Digital Group plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme 5,865,336 Further Block Listing Application The Company announces that a further application has been made to the AIM marketof the London Stock Exchange for the block admission of an additional 1,101,250New Ordinary Shares under the following Company Share Option Schemes: ZOO Digital Group plc Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme 101,250ZOO Digital Group plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme 1,000,000 It is expected that dealings will commence under the above application on 6 July2005. The total number of ordinary shares under block admission, followingcommencement of dealings in the above application, will be 19,132,246 asfollows: ZOO Digital Group plc roll-over share option scheme 3,052,600ZOO Digital Group plc Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme 9,214,310ZOO Digital Group plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme 6,865,336 For further information please contact: Robert Deri, Chief Financial Officer, ZOO Digital Group plc Tel: 0114 241 3700 Alasdair Robinson, Noble & Company Limited Tel: 0131 225 9677 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Zoo DigitalHerald Investment Trust