M. P. Evans Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (3594U)

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RNS Number : 3594U

M. P. Evans Group PLC

17 January 2017

Transaction in Own Shares

M.P. Evans Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased (through Peel Hunt LLP acting as the Company's broker) the following number of its shares of 10p each on the London Stock Exchange. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

 
 Date of purchase:                                        16 January 2017 
 Number of shares purchased (aggregated volume):          22,134 
 Highest price paid per share (pence):                    645p 
 Lowest price paid per share (pence):                     640p 
 Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):    644.16p 
 

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 22,134 shares as treasury shares. The total number of shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 55,717,585. This figure 55,717,585 represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

Enquiries:

   M.P. Evans Group PLC                   Telephone: [phone] 

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Chairman

Tristan Price , Chief Executive

Matthew Coulson, Chief Financial Officer

   Peel Hunt LLP                                    Telephone: [phone] 

Dan Webster

Adrian Trimmings

George Sellar

   Hudson Sandler                                Telephone: [phone] 

Charlie Jack

Bertie Berger

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

 
 Number of shares purchased   Transaction price    Time of transaction   Trading venue 
                               (pence per share) 
 6,500                        644.4                15:04:03              London Stock Exchange 
 12,700                       645                  15:09:07              London Stock Exchange 
 2,934                        640                  16:07:07              London Stock Exchange 
 

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