Universe Group PLC Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights (5364G)

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RNS Number : 5364G

Universe Group PLC

23 November 2015

Universe Group PLC

("Universe" or the "Company")

Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights

Universe announces that it has applied for the admission to trading on AIM of 312,500 new ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") following an exercise of options. These new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and admission is expected to be effective on 26 November 2015.

Following the Exercise, a total of 16,365,500 options (representing approximately 7.08 per cent. of the Company's enlarged issued share capital) remain outstanding.

The Company advises that, following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Exercise as set out above, the Company's issued share capital is 231,286,435 Ordinary Shares. The above figure of 231,286,435 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.

Contacts:

 
     Universe Group PLC         finnCap (Nominated Adviser 
      Robert Goddard,            & Broker) 
      Chairman                   Stuart Andrews (Corporate Finance) 
      Jeremy Lewis, Chief        Tony Quirke (Corporate Broking) 
      Executive                  Tel: 020 7220 0500 
      Tel: 02380 689 510

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