The following amendment has been made to the 'Transaction in Own Shares' announcement released on 16 November 2020 under RNS No 3398F.
The date of the purchase of the shares has been corrected from 13 October 2020 to 13 November 2020
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All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below.
16 November 2020
Science Group plc
(the "Company" or "Science Group")
Transaction in own shares
Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 13 November 2020, it purchased 550,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 235.0 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 235.0 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 235.0 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Liberum Capital Limited.
The number of shares purchased represented 1.32% 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 41,271,812. Science Group holds 790,223 shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company following this announcement is 41,167,412.
The figure of 41,167,412 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.
Number of shares purchased
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Transaction price (per share)
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Time of transaction
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Execution venue
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550000
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235.0
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12:35:00
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AIMX
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For further information:
Science Group plc
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Sarah Cole, Company Secretary
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Tel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200
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www.sciencegroup.com
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Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
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Nick Adams, Alex Price
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
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Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
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Neil Patel, Cameron Duncan
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
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