09 April 2008 - Transaction in Own Shares
Company Optimisa PLC
TIDM OPS
Headline Transaction in Own Shares
Released 14:04 09-Apr-08
Number 9923R
Optimisa plc
(”Optimisa” or the “Company”)
Transaction in own shares
The Company announces that it has settled a further £41,000 in deferred consideration due to the vendors of Andrew Irving Associates (”AIA”) in respect of the performance of AIA for the 2007 financial year. In October 2006, the Company announced the acquisition of AIA for a maximum consideration of £317,000 of which £130,000 was dependent upon future performance criteria.
The Company has chosen to settle this deferred consideration via the transfer of 23,490 ordinary shares held in treasury to the vendors of AIA and a payment of £3,416 in cash.
On 8 February 2008 the Company announced that it held 27,500 ordinary shares in treasury. Following the transfer of 23,490 ordinary shares from treasury to the vendors of AIA on 8 April 2008 the Company holds a total of 4,010 ordinary shares in treasury. The number of ordinary shares excluding treasury shares in issue is therefore 8,906,080.
The ordinary shares referred to above are the ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company.
Enquiries:
Optimisa plc: +44 20 7960 3300
Ron Littleboy, Chairman
Noble & Company Limited: +44 20 7763 2200
Nick Naylor
Brian Stockbridge
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