31st Jul 2006 15:20
Irish Stock Exchange31 July 2006 • Petroceltic International plc shares begin trading on Irish StockExchange's IEX market • Return of Irish registered company to the Irish market • 19 companies now listed on IEX 31 July 2006: Shares in Petroceltic International plc, an upstream oil and gasexploration and production company, began trading today on IEX, the Irish StockExchange's specialist market for small to mid-sized companies. The primary focusof Petroceltic International is oil and gas exploration and production in NorthAfrica, the Mediterranean and offshore Ireland. This listing brings the totalnumber of companies listed on IEX to 19, with Petroceltic being the 11th newcompany to join the market since its inception in April 2005. Petroceltic International plc has been listed on the Alternative InvestmentMarket (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange since September 2001, and also has hada previous listing on the Exploration Securities Market (ESM) of the Irish StockExchange. Speaking at the commencement of trading on the IEX, the Irish StockExchange's Director of Listing, Deirdre Somers, said: "The listing ofPetroceltic International plc on IEX is particularly noteworthy as it marks thereturn of an Irish registered company to the Irish market. This furtherhighlights the advantages that IEX offers to Irish companies by providing accessto capital through a euro denominated quote and trading facility." Davy Corporate Finance is acting as IEX adviser to Petroceltic Internationalplc. Issued for the Irish Stock Exchange by MRPA KINMAN Communications For the Irish Stock Exchange: Deirdre Somers, Director of Listing Tel: 01-6174200 For MRPA KINMAN Communications Brendan McGrath Tel: 01-7038615 / 087-9370266 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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