REG - Independent Oil &Gas - Issue of New Shares

IogAnnouncement

02/10/2018 07:00

RNS Number : 5850C
Independent Oil & Gas PLC
02 October 2018
 


 
2 October 2018
Independent Oil and Gas plc
 
Issue of New Shares
 
Independent Oil and Gas plc ('IOG' or the 'Company) (AIM: IOG.L), the development and production focused oil and gas company, has today issued a total of 214,816 ordinary shares ('New Ordinary Shares') in the capital of the Company.
A Notice has been submitted by a former officer of the Company, who sacrificed 100% of his fees into options, to exercise 214,816 1p options over Ordinary Shares awarded to him, pursuant to share option agreements dated 31 August 2016 and 1 March 2017.
The Company has applied to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trade on AIM ('Admission').  Admission is expected to occur on 8 October 2018.  Following Admission there will be 126,706,042 Ordinary Shares in issue.  Accordingly, this number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
 
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Certain information communicated in this announcement was, prior to its publication, inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
 
Enquiries:




Independent Oil and Gas plc
Andrew Hockey (CEO)
James Chance (CFO)


+44 (0) 20 3879 0510


 




finnCap Ltd
Christopher Raggett / Anthony Adams
(Corporate Finance)


+44 (0) 20 7220 0500


 




Peel Hunt LLP
Richard Crichton
David McKeown


+44 (0) 20 7418 8900




Camarco
Georgia Edmonds / Tom Huddart / Monique Perks


+44 (0) 20 3757 4980


 



 
 
 
 



About Independent Oil and Gas:
IOG owns substantial low risk, high value gas Reserves in the UK Southern North Sea.  The Company is targeting a 2P peak production rate in excess of 200 MMcfd (c. 35,000 Boe/d) from its substantial current portfolio (2P Reserves of 303 bcf) via an efficient hub strategy.  Alongside this it continues to pursue value accretive acquisitions, to generate significant shareholder returns.  All IOG's licences are owned 100% and operated by IOG.
Further information can be found on www.independentoilandgas.com




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