Walker Greenbank PLC Blocklisting Application (0187G)

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RNS Number : 0187G

Walker Greenbank PLC

23 May 2017

 
 For immediate release   23 May 2017 
 

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

("Walker Greenbank" or the "Company")

Blocklisting Application

Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group, announces that application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of securities in respect of 800,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary Shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM.

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued from time to time pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.

On exercise these New Ordinary Shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue. It is expected that the block listing will become effective on 30 May 2017.

For further information:

 
                                          [phone] 
 Walker Greenbank PLC                      4668 
 John Sach, Chief Executive 
  Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer 
 Caroline Geary, Company Secretary 
 
                                          [phone] 
 Investec Bank plc                         5970 
 Garry Levin / David Anderson / 
  Alex Wright - Corporate Finance 
 Henry Reast - Corporate Broking 
 
                                          [phone] 
 Buchanan                                  5000 
 Mark Court / Sophie Cowles / Catriona 
  Flint 
 

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About Walker Greenbank

Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of interior products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.

Walker Greenbank's brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology. The brand portfolio was recently extended with the acquisition in October 2016 of the Clarke & Clarke and Studio G brands.

The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster. Both factories manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.

Walker Greenbank employs more than 600 people and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai along with partnership showrooms in Moscow and in Shenzhen, China.

Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.

For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com/

This information is provided by RNS

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