Transaction in Own Shares

CentralNic Group PLC

04 August 2023

 

4 August 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 3 August 2023 it purchased 235,958 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				3 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased				235,958
Highest price paid per ordinary share				129 pence
Lowest price paid per ordinary share				128 pence
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share				128.8113 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 10,017,085 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 278,642,999 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:	3 August 2023
Aggregate information:
Aggregated Volume	Volume-weighted average price (pence)			Venue
235,958	128.8113			London Stock Exchange
Individual transactions:
Volume	Price			Time
210	128.0000 pence			08:17 UK
2,110	128.0000 pence			08:17 UK
30,500	128.0000 pence			08:18 UK
50,000	129.0000 pence			16:06 UK
19,920	128.4184 pence			16:07 UK
33,218	129.0000 pence			16:35 UK
100,000	128.9989 pence			16:36 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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