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Transaction in Own Shares and Directors' Holdings
Transaction in Own Shares and Directors' Holdings.
About this update from Science Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6707E Science Group PLC 20 July 2016 \n\n \n20 July 2016\n \n \nScience Group plc\n(the \"Company\" or \"Science Group\")\n \nTransaction in own shares and directors' holdings\n \nScience Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 19 July 2016, it purchased 1,000,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 120 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 120 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 120 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Numis Securities Limited.\nThe number of shares purchased represented 2.43% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to such purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.\nThe total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 40,177,006. Science Group holds 1,885,029 shares in treasury.\nAs a result of this purchase, the following directors’ shareholdings as a percentage of the total issued share capital of the Company (excluding those shares held in treasury) have increased as follows:\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNo. of shares held \n\n\n% holding of ISC (exc treasury)\n\n\n\n\nMartyn Ratcliffe \n\n\n13,412,906\n\n\n33.38%\n\n\n\n\nDavid Courtley\n\n\n375,000\n\n\n0.93%\n\n\n\n\n \n- Ends -\n \nFor further information:\n\n\n\n\nScience Group plc\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMartyn Ratcliffe, Chairman\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Hemsted, Finance Director\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNumis Securities Limited\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNominated Adviser: Simon Willis / Paul Gillam\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000\n\n\n\n\nCorporate Broking: Michael Burke\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END POSDBGDRRGBBGLC\n ","length":5187,"tagName":"div"}]