Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4662N

Creston PLC

09 September 2013

 



Creston plc

('Creston' or 'the Group')

Transaction in Own Shares

Creston plc (LSE: CRE), the digitally focused insight and communications group, announces that on 6 September 2013 it purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Group at an average price of 101.6pence per share, for transfer into treasury. The highest price paid per share was 102.0pence and the lowest price paid was 101.3 pence per share.

Following the share buy-back the Group's issued ordinary share capital consists of 61,337,338 ordinary shares of which a total of 304,883 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in Creston is 61,032,455 ordinary shares.

The above figure of 61,032,455 may be used by shareholders 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, Creston under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The purchased shares will be held in treasury and may be utilised to satisfy employee share based award obligations.

For further information please contact:

Creston plc	+ 44 (0)20 7930 9757
Don Elgie, Group Chief Executive
Barrie Brien, COO/CFO
Pelham Bell Pottinger	[phone]
David Rydell/Elly Williamson/Malika Shermatova

About Creston plc

Creston plc (LSE: CRE) is a digitally focused insight and communications group. The Group delivers a range of marketing services, including advertising, brand consultancy, CRM, digital and direct marketing, health communications, local marketing, market research, PR and social media marketing to a broad spectrum of blue-chip global clients. Our insight companies give us a real edge, providing the analytic intelligence to enable us to deliver original thinking that engages audiences, invites participation and influences future trends. www.creston.com

 

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