("Capital Drilling", the "Group" or the "Company")
Capital Drilling Limited (CAPD: LN), the emerging and developing markets focused drilling company, today announces that it has issued 299,715 new common shares pursuant to terms of the Company's employee share schemes. The new common shares will rank pari passu with the existing common shares.
Following the share issue and allotment, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 134,903,396 common shares of $0.0001 each. This figure may be used by shareholders as denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, Capital Drilling under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Jamie Boyton, Chairman investor@capdrill.com Mark Parsons, Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Raggett, Corporate Finance Joanna Scott/Tim Redfern, Corporate Broking
Bobby Morse capitaldrilling@buchanan.uk.com
Helen Chan
Capital Drilling provides specialised drilling services to mineral exploration and mining companies in emerging and developing markets, for exploration, development and production stage projects. The Company currently owns and operates a fleet of 94 drilling rigs with established operations in Botswana, Chile, Egypt, Mauritania and Tanzania. The Group's corporate headquarters is in Mauritius.
Tel: +230 464 3250 Fax: +230 464 3255 Website: www.capdrill.com
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