Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6191G

EPE Special Opportunities PLC

30 May 2017

 

EPE Special Opportunities plc

30 May 2017

Transaction in Own Shares

EPE Special Opportunities plc (the "Company") announces that, on 26 May 2017, it purchased a total of 82,700 shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at a weighted average price of 310.80 pence per share and, on 30 May 2017, it purchased a total of 4,763 Ordinary Shares at a weighted average price of 329.00 pence per share.

The purchased Ordinary Shares will be held by the Company in treasury. All Ordinary Shares previously held by Corvina Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, have been cancelled.

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue, not held by the Company in treasury, following the above and the figure to be used as the denominator for calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 27,942,020 Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares held by the Company in treasury following the above is 1,533,605 Ordinary Shares.

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 of Ordinary Shares made by Numis Securities Limited on behalf of the Company.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Enquiries:

EPIC Private Equity LLP	[phone] Alex Leslie
R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited	[phone] Hilary Jones
Cardew Group Limited	[phone] Richard Spiegelberg
Numis Securities Limited	[phone]
Nominated Advisor:	Stuart Skinner / Hugh Jonathan
Corporate Broker:	Charles Farquhar

Schedule of Purchases:

Shares purchased:	EPE Special Opportunities plc (ISIN: IM00B4JV7H77)
Date of purchases:	26 May 2017
Broker / Investment Firm:	Numis Securities Limited

Aggregate Information:

Venue	Volume Weighted Average Price (pence per share)	Aggregated Volume
26 May 2017
AIM Market (London Stock Exchange)	310.80	82,700
30 May 2017
AIM Market (London Stock Exchange)	329.00	4,763

Individual Transactions:

Number of Shares Purchased	Transaction Price (pence per Share)	Time of Transaction
26 May 2017
78,000	310.00	08:39
4,700	324.00	14:11
30 May 2017
4,763	329.00	16:11

 

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