UNG.L Regulatory News (UNG)

Universe Group PLC

("Universe" or the "Company")

Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights

Universe (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and on-line loyalty systems, announces that application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM ("Admission") of a total of 5,442,177 new ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares"). The new Ordinary Shares have been issued to the former shareholders of Indigo Retail Holdings Limited ("Indigo"), in satisfaction of £400,000 of deferred consideration due following the acquisition of Indigo in May 2013. These new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and admission is expected to be effective on 5 June 2015.

The Company advises that, following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares as set out above, the Company's issued share capital is 230,973,935 Ordinary Shares. The above figure of 230,973,935 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.

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