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17 December 2015
Ibstock plc
Reduction of Capital
As contemplated in the prospectus dated 22 October 2015 for the Initial Public Offering of Ibstock plc (the Company) and pursuant to a resolution of the sole shareholder of the Company passed on 21 October 2015, the Company is pleased to announce that it has completed a reduction of capital, whereby (i) 47,918,922,626 deferred shares of £0.01 each were cancelled and extinguished, and (ii) the sum standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account was cancelled (together, the Capital Reduction).
The Capital Reduction was formally approved by the Companies Court of the Chancery Division in the High Court of Justice on 16 December 2015. Following registration of the court order and the Company's statement of capital with Companies House, the Capital Reduction became effective on 16 December 2015.
Following the Capital Reduction, the issued share capital of the Company consists of 405,500,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each, as at 17 December 2015.
For further information please contact:
Robert Douglas
Company Secretary
Ibstock plc
Tel: +44 (0)1530 257 211