6 Dec 2016 07:00
6 December 2016
Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')
Transaction in own shares
The Company announces that it has purchased the following number of ordinary shares of 10p each ('Shares') on AIM through Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited as part of its buyback programme announced on 19 August 2016:
Date of transactions: | 5 December 2016 |
Total number of Shares purchased: | 404,978 |
Highest price paid per Share: | 25.25p |
Lowest price paid per Share: | 24.53p |
The Shares purchased are being held in treasury. Following the purchases, Bowleven holds 6,026,850 Shares in treasury and its issued share capital (excluding treasury Shares) consists of 321,877,031 Shares with voting rights attached (one vote per share). Accordingly, the total voting rights in Bowleven is 321,877,031. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Bowleven under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
This announcement will also be available on Bowleven's website (www.bowleven.com).
ENQUIRIES
For further information, please contact:
Bowleven plc
Kevin Hart, Chief Executive 00 44 131 524 5678
Kerry Crawford, Finance Director
Brunswick Group LLP
Patrick Handley 00 44 207 404 5959
Simon Maine
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Nomad and Broker)
Alex Reynolds 00 44 203 037 2000
Nicholas Harland
Nick Stamp
Bowleven (BLVN)