26 July
2022
LEI: 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82
WINCANTON plc
Purchase of shares
for Employee Benefit Trust - REVISED ANNOUNCEMENT (Original
announcement dated 25 July 2022)
Wincanton plc (the "Company" or the "Group") has been notified
by the Trustee of the Wincanton Employee Benefit Trust (‘EBT’) that
the EBT has purchased a further 655,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
(‘Shares’) in the Company, which completes the programme to
purchase a total of 1,000,000 Shares.
The Shares will be held in the EBT, which is a discretionary
trust for the benefit of the Group’s employees. The Shares will be
used to satisfy the exercise of share options by employees,
including PDMRs of the Company.
Purchases for week ending 22 July:
| 18 July 2022 |
XLON |
9,668 |
373.3000 |
| 19 July 2022 |
XLON |
10,332 |
378.7450 |
| 20 July 2022 |
XLON |
503,000 |
377.5030 |
| 21 July 2022 |
XLON |
10,000 |
384.1900 |
| 22 July 2022 |
XLON |
122,000 |
380.0014 |
|
TOTAL |
655,000 |
|
The average price of the purchases for the week ending 22 July
was 378.0280 pence per share.
Following this programme of purchases, the EBT now holds
1,613,551 Shares. The issued share capital in the Company remains
unchanged at 124,543,670 Shares.
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About Wincanton
Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company.
The Group provides business critical services including storage,
handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark
stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management;
and network optimisation for many of the UK's best-known
companies.
It is active across a range of markets including food and
consumer goods; retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public
sector; major infrastructure; building materials; fuel; and
defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, Wincanton's 20,300-strong
team operates from more than 170 sites across the country,
responsible for 8,500 vehicles.
For further information please
contact:
Wincanton
plc
Tel: +44 1249 710 000
Lyn Colloff, Company
Secretary
Company.secretary@wincanton.co.uk
Headland
Tel: +44 20 3805 4822
Susanna Voyle/ Henry Wallers/
Marta Parry-Jones
E: wincanton@headlandconsultancy.com