Scrip dividend election & Dir

RNS Number : 6217B

Wynnstay Group PLC

30 October 2009

 



Wynnstay Group plc 

(the "Company")

Scrip dividend election and Directors' shareholdings 

The Company announces the following information in relation to the ordinary share capital of the Company:

Elections to accept the scrip dividend alternative with regard to the interim dividend for the six months ended 30th April 2009 paid on 30th October 2009 were received from the holders of 3,754,380 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), in aggregate, representing approximately 25.9% of the Ordinary Shares in issue on 2nd October 2009, being the record date for the interim dividend. Accordingly, 36,938 new Ordinary Shares were issued in satisfaction of such elections at an equivalent price of £2.23 each, increasing the enlarged issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company to 14,543,301 Ordinary Shares. The cost to the Company of the dividend paid in cash amounts to approximately £236,536 in total.

In the issue, the following directors received new Ordinary Shares in lieu of cash dividends:

Name	No. of new Ordinary Shares	New shareholding	% of enlarged Ordinary Share capital
Mr D.A.T. Evans	117	11,996	0.08%
Mr J.E. Davies	537	55,105	0.38%
Mr E.E. Hughes	590	60,446	0.42%
Mr J.C. Kendrick	93	9,540	0.07%
Mr E.G. Owen	234	23,944	0.16%
Lord Carlile	296	42,758	0.29%
Mr K.R. Greetham	142	29,712	0.20%

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Dealings are expected to commence and CREST member accounts are expected to be credited on 5th November 2009.

For further details please contact:

Mr Paul Roberts, Wynnstay Group plc	Tel: [phone]
Mr Robin Gwyn, WH Ireland Limited	Tel: [phone]

 

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