Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9144H

Science Group PLC

16 March 2018

 

16 March 2018

Science Group plc

(the "Company" or "Science Group")

Transaction in own shares

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 15 March 2018, it purchased 40,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 212 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 212 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 212 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Numis Securities Limited.

The number of shares purchased represented 0.10% 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 40,009,923.  Science Group holds 2,052,112 shares in treasury.

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 Numis Securities 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
10,000	212.00	11:31:25	AIMX
25,000	212.00	13:23:33	AIMX
5,000	212.00	15:31:04	AIMX

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For further information:

Science Group plc
Sarah Cole, Company Secretary	Tel: [phone]

Numis Securities Limited
Nominated Adviser: Simon Willis / Paul Gillam	Tel: [phone]
Corporate Broking: Michael Burke

 

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