Transaction in Own Shares

Informa PLC

23 May 2024

 

Informa PLC Press Release

23 May 2024

Informa Share Buyback Programme

Update on shareholder returns

Informa PLC ('the Company') (LSE: INF.L), the international B2B Events, Specialist Data, Digital Services and Academic Markets Group today provided an update on its Share Buyback programme

Share Buyback Programme

In February 2022, as part of its commitment to accelerate shareholder returns, Informa announced a share buyback programme of up to £1bn.  The buyback programme was extended by £150m on 14 November 2023, a further £250m on 8 March 2024, and an additional £160m on 8 May 2024 taking the total programme to £1.56bn.

As part of the extended share buyback, on 22 May 2024, the Company purchased 474,274 ordinary shares for cancellation through Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc at an average price of 836.46 pence per share. The highest and lowest purchase price paid per share were 839.80 and 834.00 respectively, with the aggregate details of shares purchased by trading venue as outlined in the table below:

Trading venue	Weighted average price paid per share (GBp)	Aggregate number of shares purchased	Lowest price paid per share (GBp)	Highest price paid per share (GBp)
London Stock Exchange	836.50	224,580	834.40	839.80
Chi-X (CXE)	836.44	175,144	834.00	839.80
BATS (BXE)	836.45	46,459	834.40	839.80
AQUIS (AQXE)	836.34	28,091	834.60	839.80

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue, and its total voting rights, will be 1,354,094,753 ordinary shares.  The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation, a full breakdown of the individual trades made as part of the buyback programme is detailed in the attachment.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5385P_1-2024-5-22.pdf

Enquiries
Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of IR & Communications	[phone]
Heledd Hanscomb, Deputy Company Secretary	[phone]

 

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