Science Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares (5984X)

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RNS Number : 5984X

Science Group PLC

27 April 2023

27 April 2023

Science Group plc

(the "Company" or "Science Group")

Transaction in own shares

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 26 April 2023, it purchased 20,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 400.0 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 400.0 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 400.0 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Liberum Capital Limited.

The number of shares purchased represented 0.04% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to the purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 45,293,401. Science Group holds 892,473 shares in treasury and a further 34,800 shares are held by the Frontier Smart Technologies Employee Benefit Trust. The total number of voting rights in the Company following this announcement is therefore 45,258,601.

The figure of 45,258,601 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Liberum Capital Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

 
Number of shares purchased   Transaction price (per share)  Time of transaction  Execution venue 
20000                        400.0                          10:32:07             AIMX 
 
 
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              For further information: Science Group plc 
   Sarah Cole, Company Secretary               Tel: [phone] 
                                                                 200 
                                                www.sciencegroup.com 
               Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated 
                       Adviser and Joint Broker) 
   Nick Adams, Alex Price, Richard Short        Tel: [phone] 
                                                                7600 
 
                Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 
   Max Jones, Kate Bannatyne                    Tel: [phone] 
                                                                2000 
 
 

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