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RNS Number : 3971O EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC 25 June 2025
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
("EKF" or the "Company")
Cancellation of Treasury Shares & TVR
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics
business, refers to its announcement dated 13 May 2025, in connection with the
completion of the Company's share buyback programme of 4,636,774 ordinary
shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The
Company confirms that these Ordinary Shares, alongside all other Ordinary
Shares previously held in treasury, have now been cancelled with effect from
24 June 2025, in accordance with the provisions of section 729 of the
Companies Act 2006 (the "Cancellation").
Further to the announcement dated 21 May 2025 in connection with an additional
share buyback programme, the Company confirms that it continues to seek to
conduct additional on-market purchases of Ordinary Shares of up to a further
c.£1.0m, pursuant to the authorities obtained at the Company's last annual
general meeting held on 20 May 2025. Any Ordinary Shares repurchased will be
held in treasury.
Further details in connection with the Cancellation can be found below:
Date of Cancellation 24 June 2025
Number of Ordinary Shares cancelled pursuant to the share buyback programme 4,636,774
Number of remaining Ordinary Shares held in treasury cancelled 1,200,000
Total number of Ordinary Shares cancelled 5,836,774
Following Cancellation, the Company's total issued share capital consists of
449,093,790 Ordinary Shares with one voting right per share. The Company will
not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be of
449,093,790.
The above figure of 449,093,790 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.
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc www.ekfdiagnostics.com (http://www.ekfdiagnostics.com)
Julian Baines, Executive Chair Via Walbrook PR
Gavin Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0)20 7496 3000
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Phil Davies / Oliver Platts
Walbrook PR Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or ekf@walbrookpr.com (mailto:ekf@walbrookpr.com)
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893 / +44 (0)7407 804 654
About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (www.ekfdiagnostics.com
(http://www.ekfdiagnostics.com) )
EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:
· Point-of-Care analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes.
· Life Sciences services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and
custom products for use in diagnostic food and industrial applications.
EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing
sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.
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