Costain Group PLCLSE: COST

Costain Group: Additional Listing

· Issued by Costain Group PLC via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

Costain Group PLC shareholders have elected to receive 465,937 ordinary shares of 1p each in place of cash for the interim dividend for the year ending December 31, 2026, under the company's scrip dividend scheme (a plan letting shareholders take dividends as new shares). The dividend is to be paid on Friday October 23, 2026.

Key details

  • The company has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the 465,937 new shares to be admitted to trading on its Main Market.
  • The new shares will rank equally with the company's existing issued ordinary shares.
  • Shareholders approved the renewal of the scrip dividend scheme at the company's 2025 Annual General Meeting.

What’s still pending

  • Dealings in the new shares are expected to begin on Friday October 23, 2026.

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Costain Group PLC

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20 October 2026

2026 Interim Dividend - Scrip Alternative

Costain Group PLC ('the Company') announces that, following approval by shareholders at the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting of the renewal of the scrip dividend scheme, elections have been made by shareholders to receive 465,937 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares") in lieu of cash in respect of their interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2026, which is to be paid on Friday 23 October 2026.

Application has therefore been made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission to trading on its Main Market of 465,937 new Shares. The new Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares, and dealings are expected to commence on Friday 23 October 2026.

The mandate form and the scrip dividend booklet containing the terms of the Company's scrip dividend scheme are set out on the Company's website at: Dividends | Costain

Copies of the above documents have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at National Storage Mechanism | FCA.

Enquiries

 


Investors and analysts

matt.jones@costain.com

Matthew Jones, Costain

+44 (0) 7860 922 341

Company Secretariat

costaincosec@costain.com

Katie Mullins, Costain

Cyd Trumper, Costain

+44 (0)20 3922 0600

Financial media - Headland

costain@headlandconsultancy.com

Andy Rivett-Carnac

+44 (0) 7968 997 365

Charlie Twigg

+44 (0) 7946 494 568

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