Scrip dividend election & Directors' shareholdings

RNS Number : 3283C

Wynnstay Group PLC

30 April 2012

Wynnstay Group plc

(the "Company")

Scrip dividend election and Directors' shareholdings

The Company announces the following information in relation to the ordinary share capital of the Company:

Elections to accept the scrip dividend alternative with regard to the final dividend for the year ended 31^st October 2011 paid on 30^th April 2012 were received from the holders of 4,733,257 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), in aggregate, representing approximately 28.5% of the Ordinary Shares in issue on 30^th March 2012, being the record date for the final dividend. Accordingly, 66,190 new Ordinary Shares have been issued in satisfaction of such elections at an equivalent price of £3.715 each, increasing the enlarged issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company to 16,707,435 Ordinary Shares. The additional cost to the Company of the dividend paid in cash amounts to approximately £618,795 in total.

In the issue, the following directors received new Ordinary Shares in lieu of cash dividends:

Name	No. of new Ordinary Shares	New shareholding	% of enlarged Ordinary Share capital

Mr D.A.T. Evans	176	12,726	0.08%
Mr J.E. Davies	569	41,227	0.25%
Mr K.R. Greetham	300	33,893	0.20%
Mr J.C. Kendrick	140	10,120	0.06%
Mr E.G. Owen	350	25,400	0.15%
Lord Carlile	443	32,099	0.19%