Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement

The following amendment has been made to the 'Transaction in own shares' announcement released on 11 November 2016 at 07:00 under RNS No 9189O.

The number of shares purchased represented 0.5% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to the purchase, not 0.25%. All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below.

11 November 2016

Science Group plc

(the "Company" or "Science Group")

Transaction in own shares

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that, on 10 November 2016, it purchased 200,000 of its 1 pence ordinary shares at an average price of 138.25 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 140 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 137.5 pence. The Company purchased these shares through Numis Securities Limited.

The number of shares purchased represented 0.5% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to the purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 39,728,794. Science Group holds 2,333,241 shares in treasury.

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