Last checked at 9 Jun 2020 07:00
9 June 2020
Science Group plc
(the "Company" or "Science Group")
Transaction in own shares
Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 8 June 2020, it purchased 20,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 205.0 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 205.0 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 205.0 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Liberum Capital Limited.
The number of shares purchased represented 0.05% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to the purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.
The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 41,618,537. Science Group holds 443,498 shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company following this announcement is 41,514,137.
The figure of 41,514,137 may be used by shareholders 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 Company, under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
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 made by Liberum Capital Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price (per share) | Time of transaction | Execution venue |
10000 | 205.0 | 10:43:20 | AIMX |
10000 | 205.0 | 14:11:25 | AIMX |
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For further information:
Science Group plc | |
Sarah Cole, Company Secretary | Tel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200 |
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | |
Nominated Adviser: Dominic Morley/Alina Vaskina | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
Corporate Broking: Erik Anderson |
Liberum Capital Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
Neil Patel/Cameron Duncan/Robert Morton/Ed Phillips |