Birse Group PLC - Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS No 9216h
BIRSE GROUP PLC


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1.  NAME OF COMPANY:          BIRSE GROUP PLC

2.  NAME OF SCHEME:           EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME NO.2

3.  PERIOD OF RETURN:         FROM:  6 JANUARY 1997   TO:  5 JULY 1997

4.  NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
    (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
    NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
    AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:          953,979 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

5.  NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
    UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:         80,535* ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

6.  BALANCE UNDER SCHEME  NOT YET 
    ISSUED/ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:   873,444 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

7.  NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)
    (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES)
    ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE
    OF ADMISSION:

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD IN ORDER FOR US TO 
UPDATE OUR RECORDS.                     *191,319,748 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:                             

NAME:               M BUDDEN

TELEPHONE:          [phone]

* THIS BALANCE INCLUDES 57,525 SHARES ISSUED IN ERROR UNDER SCHEME 2.  THE
 ORIGINAL SHARE OPTIONS WERE HELD UNDER EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION.

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