13 January 2012
Cranswick plc ("Cranswick" or the "Company")
Listing of Ordinary Shares pursuant to scrip dividend offer
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a listing of 137,970 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each to be admitted to the Official List. These shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company and it is expected that trading in the shares will become effective on 20 January 2012. Following the issue, Cranswick will have 47,859,657 Ordinary shares in issue, of which 22,000 are held in treasury.
These Ordinary Shares are to be issued as a result of elections received pursuant to the scrip dividend offered in respect of the interim dividend for the year ending 31 March 2012.
The Scrip Dividend Scheme timetable was announced on 8 December 2011 and a copy of the Rules of the Scheme are available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further information contact:
Cranswick plc
Malcolm Windeatt, Company Secretary 01482 372 098