Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 6000F

M. P. Evans Group PLC

18 June 2012

 



M.P. Evans Group PLC

Scrip dividend and total voting rights

In connection with the proposal to enable shareholders to elect to receive shares in the Company in lieu of cash in respect of the interim dividend of 5.75p per share for the year ending 31 December 2012, a total of 218 shareholders have elected to receive shares in lieu of cash resulting in the issue of 65,980 new shares of 10p each ("New Shares").

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Shares to be admitted to AIM. The New Shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued shares and dealings are expected to commence on 21 June 2012.

In conformity with the Financial Services Authority's ("FSA") Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company would like to notify the market of the following:

Following the allotment of 65,980 New Shares referred to above, the Company's issued share capital consists of 54,097,881 shares of 10p each with voting rights. The Company holds no shares in Treasury.

The above figure of 54,097,881 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, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.

18 June 2012

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC                 Telephone: [phone]

P E Hadsley-Chaplin

P A Fletcher

T R J Price

Peel Hunt LLP                            Telephone: [phone]

Dan Webster

Matthew Armitt

Richard Brown

Hudson Sandler                Telephone: [phone]

Charlie Jack

 

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