Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1120W
Science Group PLC
20 December 2021
 

 

 

20 December 2021

 

Science Group plc

(the "Company" or "Science Group")

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 17 December 2021, it purchased 50,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 435.0 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 435.0 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 435.0 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Liberum Capital Limited.

 

The number of shares purchased represented 0.11% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to the purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.

 

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 45,743,899.  Science Group holds 441,975 shares in treasury and a further 104,400 shares are held by the Frontier Smart Technologies Employee Benefit Trust.  The total number of voting rights in the Company following this announcement is therefore 45,639,499.

 

The figure of 45,639,499 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 FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Liberum Capital Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

 

Number of shares purchased

Transaction price (per share)

Time of transaction

Execution venue

50000

435.0

15:41:00

AIMX

 

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For further information:

Science Group plc


Sarah Cole, Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200


www.sciencegroup.com  

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)


Nick Adams, Alex Price

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600



Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker)


Neil Patel, Cameron Duncan

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000






 

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