Issue of Equity - Exercise of options

Released : 28/03/2011 11:02

RNS Number : 7290D

M&C Saatchi PLC

28 March 2011

M&C Saatchi PLC

28 March 2011

M&C Saatchi PLC ("M&C Saatchi" or "the Company")

Additional Listing and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made to AIM for the admission of 14,841 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to trading. These shares, which will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares in issue, have been allotted pursuant to the exercise of options. Admission is expected to become effective on 1 April 2011.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue on the date of admission will be 62,543,243. Of this total, 700,000 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights will be 61,843,243.

The above figure 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 Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

 M&C Saatchi plc                       +44 (0) 207 544 3693 

 Andy Blackstone, Company Secretary                        

 Numis Securities                     +44 (0) 207 260 1000 

 Richard Thomas, NOMAD                                        

 Charles Farquhar, Corporate Broking                       

 Tulchan Communications               +44 (0) 207 353 4200 

 Susanna Voyle                                             

 Tom Murray

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