<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mears - Market Announcements</title><link>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk</link><description>Latest content from mears.</description><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Total Voting Rights</title><link>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46030&amp;tid=rss</link><guid>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46030&amp;tid=rss</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Mears Group PLC (the "Company") notifies the following:   As at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consists of 84,646,695 1p ordinary shares with voting rights ("Ordinary Shares"). The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.   Therefore the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights is 84,646,695. The figure of 84,646,695 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company 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 share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.     END...</description></item><item><title>Option Grant</title><link>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46029&amp;tid=rss</link><guid>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46029&amp;tid=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>
		On 24 August 2010, Andrew Smith (Finance Director), David Miles (Chief Operating Officer) and Alan Long (Executive Director) were granted 130,000 , 175,000 and 100,000  options respectively over ordinary shares of 1 penny each under the Mears 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan ("2008 LTIP"). 
		These options were granted with an exercise price of one pence per share and are exercisable between 2013 and 2020 dependent upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria under the terms of the 2008 LTIP. 
		Following this grant of options, Andrew Smith, David Miles and Alan Long have the following interests in the ordinary shares of Mears: 
		
				
						
								
										
										
										
								
								
										
										No of Ordinary Shares
								
								
										
										% of total voting rights
								
								
										
										No of options
								
						
						
								
										
										
										
								
								
										
										
										
								
								
										
										
										
								
								
										
										
										
								
						
						
								
										Andrew Smith
								
										50,000
								
										0.06
								
										578,481
						
						
								
										David Miles 
								
										100,000
								
										0.12
								
										629,954
						
						
								
										Alan Long 
								
										4,108
								
										0.00
								
										411,680
						
				
		
		          Enquiries:  Mears Group PLCBob Holt, Chief ExecutiveTel: +44(0)7778 798 816Andrew Smith, Finance DirectorTel: +44(0)7712 866 461  Joint Broker - Investec, Keith Anderson/Daniel AdamsTel: +44(0)20 7597 5970Joint Broker - Collins Stewart, Mark Dickenson/Piers CoombsTel: +44(0)20 7523 8350 </description></item><item><title>Correction to Dividend Record Date</title><link>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46023&amp;tid=rss</link><guid>http://www.mearsgroup.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=1&amp;news=0:46023&amp;tid=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Mears announced Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010 to the London Stock Exchange at 7am this morning.   Please note that the correct Dividend Record Date should read 22 October 2010 and not 19 October 2010 as previously reported.   End</description></item></channel></rss>