Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust

RNS Number : 6197I
ScS Group PLC
09 August 2019
 

 

9 August 2019

 

 

 

ScS Group plc

("ScS", or the "Group")

Purchase of Shares by the Group's Employee Benefit Trust

 

ScS, one of the UK's largest retailers of upholstered furniture and floorings, confirms the following purchases of ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by the Group's Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust").

 

On 6 August 2019, the Trust purchased 34,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 224.0 pence per Ordinary Share and on 9 August 2019, the Trust purchased 30,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 232.6 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

The purpose of the Trust is to hold Ordinary Shares in trust in connection with the Group's share incentive schemes. The Trust has waived any dividends which it may be entitled to receive in respect of Ordinary Shares held by it, and has also agreed to waive voting rights to such shares.

 

Following these purchases, the Trust holds 106,718 Ordinary Shares representing 0.27% of the Group's current issued share capital.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

ScS Group PLC

David Knight, Chief Executive Officer

Chris Muir, Chief Financial Officer

 

c/o Buchanan +44 (0)20 7466 5000

Buchanan

Richard Oldworth

Madeleine Seacombe

Tilly Abraham

 

Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000

scs@buchanan.uk.com

Shore Capital

   Patrick Castle

   Dru Danford

   James Thomas

 

Tel: +44 (0)207 408 4050

 

 


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