Block listing Interim Review

RNS Number : 5208B

Judges Scientific PLC

10 June 2021

 

Judges Scientific plc (the "Group" or "Judges")

Blocklisting Return

Judges Scientific, a group involved in the buy and build of scientific instrument businesses, gives below the information required by Schedule 6 of the AIM Rules for Companies in connection with the Judges Scientific plc Share Option Schemes.

Name of applicant:		Judges Scientific plc
Name of scheme:		Judges' Approved and Unapproved Share Option Schemes
Period of return:	From:	15 November 2020	To:	10 June 2021
Balance under scheme from previous return:		59,276 Ordinary Shares
The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:		N/A
Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:		17,816 Ordinary Shares
Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period		41,460 Ordinary Shares
Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission		100,000 Ordinary Shares on 13 May 2015, a further 100,000 Ordinary Shares on 24 January 2018 and a further 100,000 Ordinary Shares on 7 February 2020
Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period		6,311,489 Ordinary Shares
Name of contact:		Brad Ormsby
Telephone number of contact:		Tel:  [phone]

For further information please contact:

Judges Scientific
David Cicurel, CEO Brad Ormsby, Group FD	Tel: [phone]
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)
Stephane Auton Edward Mansfield Sarah Mather	Tel: [phone]
Liberum (Joint Broker) Bidhi Bhoma Euan Brown	Tel:  [phone]
Media enquiries : Alma PR (Financial Public Relations)
Sam Modlin Justine James	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

Notes to editors:

Judges Scientific plc (AIM: JDG), is a  group focused on acquiring and developing companies  in the scientific instrument sector .  The Group consists of 19 businesses acquired since it was re-admitted to AIM in 2005.

 The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, the scientific communities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.  The UK is a recognised centre of excellence for scientific instruments.  The Group companies hold five Queen's Awards for innovation and export.

The Group's companies predominantly operate in global niche markets, with long term growth fundamentals and resilient margins.

Judges Scientific maintains a policy of selectively acquiring businesses that generate sustainable profits and cash.  Shareholder returns are created through the repayment of debt, organic growth and dividends.

 For further information, please visit  www.judges.uk.com

 

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