Scrip dividend election & Directors' shareholdings

RNS Number : 1402R

Wynnstay Group PLC

31 October 2011

 



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 year ended 31^st October 2011 paid on 31^st October 2011 were received from the holders of 4,402,945 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), in aggregate, representing approximately 26.5% of the Ordinary Shares in issue on 30^th September 2011, being the record date for the final dividend. Accordingly, 33,546 new Ordinary Shares have been issued in satisfaction of such elections at an equivalent price of £3.413 each, increasing the enlarged issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company to 16,614,363 Ordinary Shares. The additional cost to the Company of the dividend paid in cash amounts to approximately £316,617 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	95	12,550	0.08%
Mr J.E. Davies	307	40,658	0.24%
Mr K.R. Greetham	162	36,593	0.22%
Mr J.C. Kendrick	75	9,980	0.06%
Mr E.G. Owen	189	25,050	0.15%
Lord Carlile	239	31,656	0.19%

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Dealings are expected to commence on 4^th November 2011.

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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