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06/02/2025 11:00

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RNS Number : 2079W  SigmaRoc PLC  06 February 2025

6 February 2025

 

 

(EPIC: SRC / Market: AIM / Sector: Construction Materials)

 

 

SIGMAROC PLC

 ('SigmaRoc', the 'Group' or the 'Company')

 

Employee Benefit Trust Share Purchase

 

As part of the successful secondary placing of ordinary shares in the Company
which was announced earlier today by CRH (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of CRH plc
("CRH"), through JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited, in its capacity as
trustee ("the Trustee") of the SigmaEBT (the "EBT"), the Company purchased
14,895,581 Ordinary Shares at a price of 67 pence per Ordinary Share on 6
February 2025.

 

The EBT holds Ordinary Shares for the benefit of the Company's employees and
satisfies the vesting of awards made under the Company's share incentive
schemes. Following the above transaction, the EBT holds 29,513,668 Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 2.6% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

The current issued share capital of the Company consists of 1,114,854,530
Ordinary Shares. This figure 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 Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the FCA.

 

 

Information on the Company is available on its website, www.sigmaroc.com
(http://www.sigmaroc.com) .

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 SigmaRoc plc                                           Tel: +44 (0) 207 002 1080

 Max Vermorken (Chief Executive Officer)

 Jan van Beek (Chief Financial Officer)                 ir@sigmaroc.com (mailto:ir@sigmaroc.com)

 Tom Jenkins (Head of Investor Relations)

 Panmure Liberum (Nomad and Co-Broker)                  Tel: +44 (0) 203 100 2000

 Scott Mathieson / John More / Dru Danford

 Deutsche Numis (Co-Broker)                             Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

 Richard Thomas / Hannah Boros

 Teneo (Public Relations)                               Tel: +44 (0) 207 353 4200 (tel:+442073534200)

 Olivia Peters / Harry Cameron / Camilla Cunningham

 

About SigmaRoc

SigmaRoc is a quoted European lime and minerals Group.

Lime and limestone are key resources in the transition to a more sustainable
economy. New applications for lime and limestone products as part of a drive
for sustainability include the production and recycling of lithium batteries,
the decarbonisation of construction including through substitution of
cementitious material and new building materials, and environmental
applications including lake liming, air pollution and direct air capture.

SigmaRoc invests in and acquires businesses in the lime and minerals sector.
The principal activity of the Group is the production of lime and minerals
products. The Group's aim is to create value for shareholders through the
successful execution of its strategy in the lime and minerals sector.

 

SigmaRoc seeks to create value by purchasing assets in fragmented markets and
extracting efficiencies through active management and by forming the assets
into larger groups. It seeks to de- risk its investments through the selection
of projects with strong asset backing. The Group seeks to implement
operational efficiencies that improve safety, enhance productivity, increase
profitability and ultimately create value for Shareholders.

 

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