Solid State PLC Issue of Equity (7572O)

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RNS Number : 7572O

Solid State PLC

21 May 2018

21 May 2018

Solid State plc

("Solid State", the "Group" or the "Company")

Issuance and allotment of shares for employee share bonus plan

Solid State plc (AIM: SOLI), the AIM listed manufacturer of computing, power and communications products, and value added distributor of electronic components, announces that it has issued and allotted 36,366 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the award of shares under the Company's employee share bonus plan.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 36,366 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or about 8.00 a.m. on 23 May 2018 ("Admission").

In accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that immediately following this transaction its issued share capital will consist of 8,532,878 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each of which 37,394 are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 8,495,484.

Shareholders may use this figure 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

 
 Solid State plc                     01527 830 630 
 Gary Marsh - Chief Executive        [e-mail] 
  Peter James - Group Finance 
  Director 
 
 WH Ireland (Nominated Adviser 
  & Joint Broker)                    0117 945 3470 
 Mike Coe / Ed Allsopp (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Jasper Berry / David Kilbourn 
  (Corporate Broking / Sales) 
 finnCap (Joint Broker) 
  Ed Frisby / Kate Bannatyne 
  (Corporate Finance) 
  Emily Morris / Rhys Williams 
  (Corporate Broking / Sales)        020 7220 0500 
 
 Walbrook PR (Financial PR)          020 7933 8780 
 Tom Cooper / Paul Vann              0797 122 1972 
                                     [e-mail] 
 

Notes to Editors:

Solid State plc (SOLI) is a leading value added group of companies providing specialist design-in and manufacturing services to those acquiring computing, power and communications products and electronic component services for use in harsh environments.

Serving niche markets in oil & gas production, medical, construction, security, military and field maintenance, Solid State acts as both a component supplier to OEMs and bespoke manufacturer of specialist units to clients with complex requirements.

Headquartered in Redditch, Solid State employs over 200 staff across five sites. Solid State operates through two main divisions: Solid State Supplies and Steatite.

Solid State was established in 1971 and admitted to AIM in June 1996.

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