Escher Group Holdings plc
Annual report 2011
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
continued
for the year ended 31 December 2011
21. Share capital and premium
Authorised share capital – Group and company
Number of
ordinary
shares
Ordinary
shares
US$’000
Number of
B ordinary
shares
Ordinary
shares
US$’000
Total
US$’000
Equity share capital
At 1 January 2010
A ordinary shares of €0.10 each
10,000,000
1,388
—
—
1,388
B convertible ordinary shares of €0.10 each
—
— 1,000,000
136
136
At 31 December 2010
10,000,000
1,388 1,000,000
136
1,524
Re-designation of A ordinary shares into
ordinary shares of €0.005 each
200,000,000
1,388
—
—
1,388
Re-designation of B convertible ordinary shares into
shares of €0.005 each
—
— 20,000,000
(133)
(133)
Re-designation of B shares as A ordinary shares
428,000
3 (428,000)
(3)
—
Cancellation of the reminder of B shares
—
— (19,572,000)
136
136
Increase in authorised share capital
572,000
4
—
—
4
At 31 December 2011
201,000,000
1,395
—
—
1,395
Issued share capital
Number of
shares
Equity
share capital
US$’000
Share
premium
US$’000
Total
US$’000
Ordinary share capital
At 1 January 2010
94,000
13
—
13
Share based payments
650
—
—
—
At 31 December 2010
94,650
13
—
13
Bonus issue of shares
283,950
40
—
40
Split of share capital
7,193,400
—
—
—
Re-designation of B shares as ordinary share capital
428,000
—
—
—
Share based payment (note 22)
195,315
1
—
1
Shares issued in debt for equity swap on IPO
195,315
1
599
600
Issued on IPO
8,642,467
63
20,285
20,348
At 31 December 2011
17,033,097
118
20,884
21,002
Number of
shares
B ordinary
shares
US$’000
Share
premium
US$’000
Total
US$’000
B convertible ordinary shares
At 1 January 2010
3,100
—
—
—
Employee share option scheme:
– proceeds from shares issued
2,250
—
—
—
At 31 December 2010
5,350
—
—
—
Bonus issue of shares
16,050
—
—
—
Split of share capital
406,600
—
—
—
Re-designation of B shares as ordinary share capital
(428,000)
—
—
—
At 31 December 2011
—
—
—
—