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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 April 2024
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC ("Pinewood" or the "Company")
Share Consolidation, Admission of New Ordinary Shares, Total Voting Rights and payment of Special Dividend
The Board of Pinewood announces that, following approval of the Share Consolidation at the General Meeting of the Company held on 22 April 2024, applications were made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange for the Share Consolidation to be reflected on the Official List. It is expected that 87,115,622 ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the capital of the Company will be admitted to trading and dealings will commence on the London Stock Exchange at 8:00 a.m. today.
As part of the Share Consolidation, the Existing Ordinary Shares have been consolidated such that Shareholders will receive 1 New Ordinary Share in substitution for every 20 Existing Ordinary Shares held. Shareholders will hold the same proportion of the Company's issued share capital as they did immediately prior to the implementation of the Share Consolidation, subject only to adjustments for fractional entitlements.
As at 23 April 2024, the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 87,115,622 ordinary shares of £1.00 each. The voting rights attached to the ordinary shares are on the basis of one vote per share, representing total voting rights of 87,115,622. There are no shares held in treasury.
The above figure (87,115,622) may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.
CREST accounts will be credited with New Ordinary Shares today. The Board expects share certificates in respect of the New Ordinary Shares to be despatched on 1 May 2024 and cheques in respect of any cash proceeds from the sale of fractions of Existing Ordinary Shares to be despatched to the relevant Shareholders on 7 May 2024. Further details of how fractional entitlements are to be dealt with are set out in the explanatory circular of the Company dated 5 April 2024 (the "Circular").
Following approval of the Special Dividend at the General Meeting of the Company held on 22 April 2024, the Board of Pinewood expects the Special Dividend to be paid on 7 May 2024.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Circular.
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