CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 10, 2010 (Marketwire) -- Heritage Oil Plc (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL), an independent upstream exploration and production company, in accordance with Listing Rule 3.5.6, notifies the following details in respect of the block listing for its Share Option Scheme, Exchangeable Shares and Convertible Bonds:
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Name of applicant: Heritage Oil Plc
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Name of scheme: Share Option Scheme, Exchangeable Shares
and Convertible Bonds
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Period of return: From: 9 November 2009 To: 9 May 2010
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Balance of unallotted securities 53,978,682
under scheme(s) from previous
return:
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Plus: The amount by which the block Nil
scheme(s) has been increased since
the date of the last return (if any
increase has been applied for):
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Less: Number of securities 315,000
issued/allotted under scheme(s)
during period (see LR 3.5.7G):
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Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not 53,663,682
yet issued/allotted at end of
period:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------More information about the Company is available on the Company's website at
www.heritageoilplc.com.Notes to Editors
-- Heritage is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and
is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The trading symbol is HOIL.
Heritage has a further listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:HOC).-- Heritage is an independent upstream exploration and production company
engaged in the exploration for, and the development, production and
acquisition of, oil and gas in its core areas of Africa, the Middle East
and Russia.-- Heritage has a producing property in Russia and exploration projects in
Uganda, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Malta, Pakistan, Tanzania and Mali.-- All dollars are US$ unless otherwise stated.
-- For further information please refer to our website,
www.heritageoilplc.com
