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WestminsterAnnouncement

16/07/2015 10:00

RNS Number : 5535P
Westminster Group PLC
08 June 2015
8 June 2015
Westminster Group Plc: 
Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
Westminster Group Plc ('Westminster' or the 'Company'), the AIM listed supplier of managed services and technology based security solutions to governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue chip commercial organisations worldwide, announces the issue of 1,355,245 ordinary shares of 10p each ("Conversion Shares") pursuant to the conversion of loan notes by Darwin Strategic Limited ("Darwin").
On 5 June 2015, the Company received a notice of exercise by Darwin to convert 250,000 zero coupon senior unsecured convertible loan notes, as detailed in the announcement dated 22 April 2015, into equity. 
The conversion price for these loan notes is 18.45 pence; calculated as the lessor of i) 39 pence and ii) 90% of the arithmetic average of the five lowest daily volume weighted average share price calculations per ordinary share out of the ten trading days prior to conversion. As detailed in the Company's announcement on 22 April 2015, the parties have also agreed to certain limitations on conversion volumes throughout the duration of the loan notes and has issued the Conversion Shares due to demand for the Company's ordinary shares.
Application will be made for the Conversion Shares, which will rankpari passuwith the Company's existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission will become effective and that trading in the Conversion Shares will commence on or around 12 June 2015 ('Admission'). 
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the total issued share capital of the Company consists of 56,500,657 Ordinary Shares of 10p each with voting rights. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 56,500,657 and this figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
For further information please contact:
Westminster Group plc.
Tel: 01295 756 300
Peter Fowler (Chief Executive)
Ian Selby (Chief Financial Officer)
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (NOMAD and Broker)
Tel: 020 3470 0470 
Stuart Gledhill/Katy Birkin
Walbrook PR (Financial PR)
Tel: 020 7933 8780
Tom Cooper/Paul Vann
0797 122 1972
tom.cooper@walbrookpr.com
Notes:
Westminster Group plc is a leader in the supply of system solutions and products to the security, defence, fire protection and safety markets worldwide.
Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection, tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of ferry services, manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue chip commercial organisations. For further information please visit www.wsg-corporate.com

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