COSTAIN GROUP PLC
("Costain")
2019 Interim Dividend - Scrip Alternative
Costain announces that, following approval by shareholders at the Company's 2019 Annual General Meeting of the renewal of the scrip dividend scheme, elections have been made by shareholders to receive 376,569 ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company ("Shares") in lieu of cash in respect of all or part of their interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2019, which is to be paid on Friday 18 October 2019.
Application has therefore been made for the admission of 376,569 new Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The new Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Shares and dealings are expected to commence on Friday 18 October 2019.
The mandate form and the scrip dividend booklet containing the terms of the Company's scrip dividend scheme are set out on the Company's website at:
http://www.costain.com/investors/shareholder-centre/dividend-scrip/
Copies of the above forms have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
ENQUIRIES:
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15 October 2019
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Costain Group PLC |
Tel: 01628 842444 |
Tracey Wood, Company Secretary |
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Instinctif Partners |
Tel: 020 7457 2020 |
Mark Garraway |
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James Gray |
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