18th May 2007 17:07
Guinness Peat Group PLC18 May 2007 GUINNESS PEAT GROUP plc COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT SCRIP DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE Guinness Peat Group plc ("GPG") announces that on Friday 18 May 2007 it allotted8,818,240 Ordinary shares of 5p each ("Shares") in respect of its Scrip DividendAlternative to shareholders on the UK, Australian and New Zealand shareregisters. Following this allotment, GPG's issued Shares and consequent votingrights total 1,156,052,566. GPG has applied for admission of the Shares to the Official List of the UKListing Authority ("UKLA") and for admission to trading on the London StockExchange's ("LSE") main market for listed securities. Application has also beenmade for quotation of the shares on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX")in CDI form. The Shares will be automatically tradable on the New Zealand StockMarket ("NZSX") as from issue. It is expected that listing of the Shares by theUKLA and admission to trading on the LSE will take place on 21 May 2007.Trading on the ASX and NZSX is also expected to commence on 21 May 2007. Richard RussellCompany SecretaryGuinness Peat Group plcTel: +44 20 7484 3370 18 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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