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.
For
further information, please contact:
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SigmaRoc plc
Max Vermorken (Chief Executive
Officer)
Jan van Beek (Chief Financial
Officer)
Tom Jenkins (Head of Investor
Relations)
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Tel: +44 (0) 207 002 1080
ir@sigmaroc.com
|
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Panmure Liberum (Nomad and Co-Broker)
Scott Mathieson / John More / Dru
Danford
Deutsche Numis (Co-Broker)
Richard Thomas / Hannah
Boros
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Tel: +44 (0) 203 100 2000
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
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|
Teneo (Public Relations)
Olivia Peters / Harry Cameron /
Camilla Cunningham
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Tel: +44 (0) 207 353
4200
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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.
