11th Mar 2008 16:26
RWS Holdings PLC11 March 2008 RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Company") Exercise of Options RWS announces that it has issued and allotted a total of 726,000 new ordinaryshares of 5p each ("New Shares") pursuant to the exercise of options. Of these,directors of RWS Holdings plc had an interest in 401,000 consisting of 250,000exercised by Elisabeth Lucas and 151,000 exercised by Michael McCarthy with bothbeing exercised at 23 pence per share. Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Shares to beadmitted to AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will occur on 12March 2008. The Company was informed by Mrs Lucas and Mr McCarthy on 11 March 2008 that theyhad sold respectively 250,000 and 151,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at aprice of 360 pence per share. Following these sales Mrs Lucas retains aninterest in options over a further 354,515 shares and Mr McCarthy retains aninterest in options over a further 151,257 shares. Total voting rights In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Companywould like to notify the market that following the exercise of options and theadmission of new shares disclosed above: The Company's capital consists of 41,045,435 ordinary shares with voting rights.No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rightsis 41,045,435. The above figure of 41,045,435 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders asthe denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they arerequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, theCompany under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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