Transaction in Own Shares

CentralNic Group PLC

14 July 2023

 

14 July 2023
CentralNic Group plc
("CentralNic" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC), the global internet company that derives recurring revenue from privacy-safe, AI based customer journeys that help online consumers make informed choices, announces that on 13 July 2023 it purchased 154,613 ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 15 May 2023, as follows (together the "Transaction"):
Date of purchase		13 July 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased		154,613
Highest price paid per ordinary share		124.8 pence
Lowest price paid per ordinary share		123.6 pence
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share		124.0281 pence
Total Voting Rights
Following the Transaction, the issued share capital of the Company remains unchanged at 288,660,084 and the Company now holds 7,609,932 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 281,050,152 which 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, CentralNic under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 details of the purchase of its own ordinary shares by CentralNic, which were all executed through the Company's broker, Zeus Capital Limited, are set out below:
Schedule of Purchases:
Shares purchased:	CentralNic Group plc  (ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83)
Date of purchases:	13 July 2023
Aggregate information:
Aggregated Volume	Volume-weighted average price (pence)	Venue
154,613	124.0281	London Stock Exchange
Individual transactions:
Volume	Price	Time
5,466	124.8000 pence	12:18 UK
4,534	124.4000 pence	12:20 UK
3,197	124.2000 pence	12:34 UK
1,215	124.2000 pence	12:34 UK
1	124.2000 pence	12:34 UK
62	124.4000 pence	14:02 UK
4,463	124.4000 pence	14:13 UK
5,475	124.4000 pence	14:13 UK
3,965	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,622	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,409	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,510	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,215	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
2,070	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,817	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
466	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
79	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
78	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
1,355	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
3,092	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
6,908	124.2000 pence	14:14 UK
5,000	124.0000 pence	14:27 UK
5,000	124.0000 pence	14:27 UK
5,000	124.0000 pence	14:27 UK
85	124.0000 pence	14:27 UK
4,915	124.0000 pence	14:39 UK
954	124.0000 pence	14:40 UK
4,046	124.0000 pence	14:40 UK
1,345	124.0000 pence	14:46 UK
3,655	124.0000 pence	14:46 UK
5,000	124.0000 pence	14:48 UK
977	124.0000 pence	14:50 UK
4,023	124.0000 pence	14:50 UK
984	124.0000 pence	15:00 UK
4,016	124.0000 pence	15:00 UK
4,016	124.0000 pence	15:00 UK
977	124.0000 pence	15:10 UK
7	124.0000 pence	15:10 UK
5,538	123.8000 pence	15:10 UK
462	123.8000 pence	15:10 UK
2,225	123.8000 pence	15:13 UK
2,000	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
1,775	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
598	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
5,402	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
598	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
6,000	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
6,000	123.8000 pence	15:19 UK
993	123.8000 pence	15:20 UK
1,452	123.8000 pence	15:20 UK
184	123.8000 pence	15:20 UK
2,000	123.8000 pence	15:20 UK
1,321	123.8000 pence	15:21 UK
50	123.8000 pence	15:21 UK
6,000	123.8000 pence	15:26 UK
1,024	123.8000 pence	15:30 UK
425	123.8000 pence	15:30 UK
2,040	123.8000 pence	15:33 UK
816	123.8000 pence	15:34 UK
949	123.8000 pence	15:36 UK
746	123.8000 pence	15:48 UK
38	123.8000 pence	15:48 UK
2	123.8000 pence	15:48 UK
1,362	123.8000 pence	15:50 UK
2,577	123.6000 pence	16:07 UK
849	123.6000 pence	16:07 UK
1,108	123.6000 pence	16:07 UK
79	123.6000 pence	16:09 UK
CentralNic Group plc		[phone]
Michael Riedl, Chief Executive Officer
William Green, Chief Financial Officer
Zeus (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel / James Edis (Investment Banking)		[phone]
Dominic King (Corporate Broking)		[phone]
Berenberg (Joint Broker)		[phone]
Mark Whitmore / Richard Andrews / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff
SEC Newgate (for Media)		[phone]
Bob Huxford / Alice Cho / Harry Handyside / Tom Carnegie		[e-mail]
About CentralNic Group Plc
CentralNic is a leading global internet solutions company that operates in two highly attractive markets: high-growth digital advertising (Online Marketing segment) and domain name management solutions (Online Presence segment). The company's Online Marketing segment creates privacy-safe and AI-generated online consumer journeys that convert general interest online media users into confident high conviction consumers through advertorial and review websites. The Online Presence segment is a critical constituent of the global online presence and productivity tool ecosystem, where CentralNic serves as the primary distribution channel for a wide range of digital products. The company's high-quality earnings come from subscription recurring revenues in the Online Presence segment and revenue share on rolling utility-style contracts in the Online Marketing segment. The Online Marketing market has a long-term average growth rate of +20%, making it an attractive growth market. With a proven business model, scalable technology, and a track record of delivering accretive M&A, CentralNic has become a global consolidator.

 

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