24 April 2017

Headlam Group plc

Exercise of share options/ Transfer of Treasury Shares 

Headlam Group plc ('Headlam') announces that on 24 April 2017 share options granted on

10 May 2013, 8 May 2014 and 5 May 2015 under the Headlam Group 2012 Savings Related Share Option Scheme at an option price of 274.00 pence per share, 381.00 pence per share and 340.00 pence per share respectively were exercised early in accordance with good leaver provisions.

A total of 8,211 ordinary shares have been transferred from treasury stock for the purposes of employee share scheme allotments.

Following the above transfer of treasury stock, Headlam held 734,008 ordinary shares as treasury shares. 

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) was 84,629,735.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 84,629,735.

The above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company 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 share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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