Scrip dividend election

RNS Number : 3717W

Wynnstay Group PLC

29 April 2016

 

AIM: WYN

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 October 2015 paid on 29 April 2016 were received from the holders of 3,238,398 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), in aggregate, representing approximately 16.7% of the Ordinary Shares in issue on 29 March 2016, being the record date for the final dividend. Accordingly, 52,120 new Ordinary Shares have been issued in satisfaction of such elections at an equivalent price of £4.606 each, increasing the enlarged issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company to 19,448,884 Ordinary Shares. The additional cost to the Company of the dividend paid in cash amounts to approximately £1,195,761 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	316	19,961	0.10%
Mr K.R. Greetham	708	44,846	0.23%

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Dealings are expected to commence on 6 May 2016.

Following the above transactions and for the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of this notice is 19,448,884 with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 19,448,884.

The above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company 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 share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further details please contact:

Wynnstay Group plc	Ken Greetham, Chief Executive Paul Roberts, Finance Director	T: 01691 828512
KTZ Communication	Katie Tzouliadis	T: 020 3178 6378
Shore Capital (Nomad)	Stephane Auton / Patrick Castle	T: 020 7408 4090

 

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