31 July 2015
Wincanton plc
(‘Wincanton’ or
the ‘Group’)
Additional
Listing
An application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the
London Stock Exchange Plc for 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each
("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and to
trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Shares
represent 1.64% of the Company’s issued share capital.
The application has been made for the purposes of allotting
shares to the Company’s Employee Benefit Trust in order to satisfy
the exercise of options under Company share schemes. The Shares
will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares of the
Company.
The additional shares are expected to be admitted to the
Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange with effect from 8
a.m. on 4 August 2015
(“Admission”).
Following Admission of the Shares, the Company’s issued share
capital will be 123,747,293 Ordinary shares of 10p each.
The above figure of 123,747,293 ordinary shares of 10p each may
be used by shareholders, from the date of Admission, as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their
interest in, the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
For further information please
contact:
Wincanton plc
Tel: 01249 710 000
Adrian Colman, Group Finance
Director and Chief Executive Designate
Alison Dowling, Company
Secretary