Issue of Equity
02 December 2009 - 7:10PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBXB
RNS Number : 4448D
Brambles Limited
02 December 2009
2 December 2009
The Manager-Listings
Australian Stock Exchange Limited
Exchange Centre
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
via electronic lodgement
Dear Madam
ISSUE OF SHARES PURSUANT TO EXERCISE OF OPTIONS/AWARDS
We wish to advise that 10,398 ordinary shares in Brambles Limited have been
issued as a consequence of the exercise of performance share awards under the
various Brambles
Employee Share Plans. Attached is the Form of Application
for Official Quotation of Additional Securities.
Yours faithfully
BRAMBLES LIMITED
Robert Gerrard
Company Secretary
Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5
Appendix 3B
New issue announcement,
application for quotation of additional securities
and agreement
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as
available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may
be made public.
Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000,
30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name of entity |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| BRAMBLES LIMITED |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------+
| ABN |
+----------------------------+
| 89 118 896 021 |
+----------------------------+
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Part 1 ? All issues
You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough
space).
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 1 | +Class of +securities | Ordinary Fully Paid Shares |
| | issued or to be issued | |
| | | |
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 2 | Number of +securities | 10,398 |
| | issued or to be issued | |
| | (if known) or maximum | |
| | number which may be | |
| | issued | |
| | | |
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 3 | Principal terms of the | N/A |
| | +securities (eg, if | |
| | options, exercise price | |
| | and expiry date; if | |
| | partly paid +securities, | |
| | the amount outstanding | |
| | and due dates for | |
| | payment; if +convertible | |
| | securities, the | |
| | conversion price and | |
| | dates for conversion) | |
+----+--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+----+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------+
| | | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4 | Do the +securities rank equally in all | |
| | respects from the date of allotment with | |
| | an existing +class of quoted +securities? | |
| | If the additional securities do not rank | |
| | equally, please state:* | |
| | the date from which they do* | |
| | the extent to which they participate for | |
| | the next dividend, (in the case of a | |
| | trust, distribution) or interest | |
| | payment* | |
| | the extent to which they do not rank | |
| | equally, other than in relation to the | |
| | next dividend, distribution or interest | |
| | payment | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5 | Issue price or consideration | 10,398 @ 0.00 per share |
| | | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6 | Purpose of the issue | Issued pursuant to the terms of the |
| | (If issued as consideration for the | various Brambles Employee Share Plans |
| | acquisition of assets, clearly identify | |
| | those assets) | |
| | | |
+----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7 | Dates of entering | 2 December |
| | +securities into | 2009 |
| | uncertificated | |
| | holdings or | |
| | despatch of | |
| | certificates | |
| | | |
+--------------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+--------------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Number | +Class |
+--------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 8 | Number and +class | 1,412,183,256 | Ordinary fully paid |
| | of all +securities | | shares |
| | quoted on ASX | | |
| | (including the | | |
| | securities in | | |
| | clause 2 if | | |
| | applicable) | | |
| | | | |
+----+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------+
+----------+--------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| | | Number | +Class |
+----------+--------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 9 | Number | 6,828,423 | Employee options and |
| | and | | performance share awards |
| | +class | | with respect to BXB shares, |
| | of all | | with various exercise and |
| | +securities | | expiry dates |
| | not quoted | | |
| | on ASX | | |
| | (including | | |
| | the | | |
| | securities | | |
| | in clause 2 | | |
| | if | | |
| | applicable) | | |
| | | | |
+----------+--------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10 | Dividend | |
| | policy | |
| | (in the | |
| | case of | |
| | a trust, | |
| | distribution | |
| | policy) on | |
| | the | |
| | increased | |
| | capital | |
| | (interests) | |
+----------+--------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
Part 2 ? Bonus issue or pro rata issue
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 11 | Is security holder | |
| | approval required? | |
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 12 | Is the issue | |
| | renounceable or | |
| | non-renounceable? | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 13 | Ratio in which the | |
| | +securities will be | |
| | offered | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 14 | +Class of +securities to | |
| | which the offer relates | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 15 | +Record date to | |
| | determine entitlements | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 16 | Will holdings on | |
| | different registers (or | |
| | subregisters) be | |
| | aggregated for | |
| | calculating | |
| | entitlements? | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 17 | Policy for deciding | |
| | entitlements in relation | |
| | to fractions | |
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 18 | Names | |
| | of | |
| | countries | |
| | in which | |
| | the | |
| | entity | |
| | has | |
| | +security | |
| | holders | |
| | who will | |
| | not be | |
| | sent new | |
| | issue | |
| | documents | |
| | Note: | |
| | Security | |
| | holders | |
| | must be | |
| | told how | |
| | their | |
| | entitlements | |
| | are to be | |
| | dealt with. | |
| | Cross | |
| | reference: | |
| | rule 7.7. | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 19 | Closing date for receipt | |
| | of acceptances or | |
| | renunciations | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 20 | Names of any | |
| | underwriters | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 21 | Amount of any | |
| | underwriting fee or | |
| | commission | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 22 | Names of any brokers to | |
| | the issue | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 23 | Fee or commission | |
| | payable to the broker to | |
| | the issue | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 24 | Amount of any handling | |
| | fee payable to brokers | |
| | who lodge acceptances or | |
| | renunciations on behalf | |
| | of +security holders | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 25 | If the issue is | |
| | contingent on +security | |
| | holders' approval, the | |
| | date of the meeting | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 26 | Date entitlement and | |
| | acceptance form and | |
| | prospectus or Product | |
| | Disclosure Statement | |
| | will be sent to persons | |
| | entitled | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 27 | If the entity has issued | |
| | options, and the terms | |
| | entitle option holders | |
| | to participate on | |
| | exercise, the date on | |
| | which notices will be | |
| | sent to option holders | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 28 | Date rights trading will | |
| | begin (if applicable) | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 29 | Date rights trading will | |
| | end (if applicable) | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 30 | How do +security holders | |
| | sell their entitlements | |
| | in full through a | |
| | broker? | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 31 | How do +security holders | |
| | sell part of their | |
| | entitlements through a | |
| | broker and accept for | |
| | the balance? | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 32 | How do +security holders | |
| | dispose of their | |
| | entitlements (except by | |
| | sale through a broker)? | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
| 33 | +Despatch date | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+------------------------------------+
Part 3 ? Quotation of securities
You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of
securities
+-----+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 34 | Type of securities |
| | (tick one) |
| | |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (a) | | Securities described in Part 1 |
+-----+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| (b) | | All other |
| | | securities |
| | | Example: |
| | | restricted |
| | | securities at |
| | | the end of the |
| | | escrowed |
| | | period, partly |
| | | paid securities |
| | | that become |
| | | fully paid, |
| | | employee |
| | | incentive share |
| | | securities when |
| | | restriction |
| | | ends, |
| | | securities |
| | | issued on |
| | | expiry or |
| | | conversion of |
| | | convertible |
| | | securities |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
Entities that have ticked box 34(a)
Additional securities forming a new class of securities
+------------------------------------+--------+----------------------------+
| Tick to indicate you are providing | | |
| the information or documents | | |
+------------------------------------+--------+----------------------------+
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| 35 | | If the +securities are +equity securities, the names of |
| | | the 20 largest holders of the additional +securities, and |
| | | the number and percentage of additional +securities held |
| | | by those holders |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| 36 | | If the +securities are +equity securities, a distribution |
| | | schedule of the additional +securities setting out the |
| | | number of holders in the categories |
| | | 1 - 1,000 |
| | | 1,001 - 5,000 |
| | | 5,001 - 10,000 |
| | | 10,001 - 100,000 |
| | | 100,001 and over |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
| 37 | | A copy of any trust deed for the additional +securities |
+-----+-----+------------------------------------------------------------+
Entities that have ticked box 34(b)
+-----+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+
| 38 | Number of securities for | |
| | which +quotation is | |
| | sought | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 39 | Class of +securities for | |
| | which quotation is | |
| | sought | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 40 | Do the +securities rank | |
| | equally in all respects | |
| | from the date of | |
| | allotment with an | |
| | existing +class of | |
| | quoted +securities? | |
| | If the additional | |
| | securities do not rank | |
| | equally, please | |
| | state:* | |
| | the date from which they | |
| | do* | |
| | the extent to which they | |
| | participate for the next | |
| | dividend, (in the case | |
| | of a trust, | |
| | distribution) or | |
| | interest payment* | |
| | the extent to which they | |
| | do not rank equally, | |
| | other than in relation | |
| | to the next dividend, | |
| | distribution or interest | |
| | payment | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 41 | Reason for request for | |
| | quotation now | |
| | Example: In the case of | |
| | restricted securities, | |
| | end of restriction | |
| | period | |
| | (if issued upon | |
| | conversion of another | |
| | security, clearly | |
| | identify that other | |
| | security) | |
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | Number | +Class |
+-----+--------------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+
| 42 | Number and +class of all | | |
| | +securities quoted on | | |
| | ASX (including the | | |
| | securities in clause 38) | | |
| | | | |
+-----+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+
Quotation agreement
1+Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX
may quote the +securities on any conditions it decides.
2 We warrant the following to ASX.
- The issue of the +securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not
for an illegal purpose.
- There is no reason why those +securities should not be granted +quotation.
- An offer of the +securities for sale within 12 months after their issue
will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the
Corporations Act.
Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for
the securities in order to be able to give this warranty
-Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any
applications received by us in relation to any +securities to be quoted and that
no-one has any right to return any +securities to be quoted under sections 737,
738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the
+securities be quoted.
-If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the
+securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time
that we request that the +securities be quoted.
3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of
any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the
warranties in this agreement.
4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any
information or document not available now, will give it to ASX before +quotation
of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information
and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.
Sign here: ............................................................
Date: 2 December 2009
(Company secretary)
Print name: Robert Gerrard
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