Purchase of shares in close period

RNS Number : 2450B

Numis Corporation PLC

30 September 2022

 

FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 AT 7.05 AM  

Numis Corporation Plc ("Numis" or the "Company")

Purchase of Shares in Close Period

The Board of Numis (the "Board") today announces that the Company is about to enter a close period ahead of the publication of its annual results for the year ending 30 September 2022 (the "Close Period").

Pursuant to the share buyback authority approved by the Board on, 5 May 2022, the Board has granted authority to the Company's broker, Numis Securities Limited, to continue to purchase the Company's ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") in the market during the Close Period. Subject to availability in the market, any Ordinary Shares purchased during the Close Period will be held in Treasury and may then be used to fund employee equity incentive awards should the need arise.

The authority granted is irrevocable and non-discretionary and during the Close Period the Board has no power to invoke any changes to the authority and any purchases will be undertaken at the sole discretion of Numis Securities Limited.  The Company confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.

The total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury is 3 ,063,989 (2.75%) , the number of Ordinary Shares is 114,367,448 and the total number of voting rights in the Company is 111,303,459 which is the number that may be used by the shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The information communicated within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

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Contacts

Numis:

Noreen Biddle-Shah, Head of Communications     020 7260 1441

FTI Consulting:

Edward Bridges  07768 216607

Daisy Hall      07807 298568

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser): 

Philip Secrett       020 7728 2578

Harrison J Clarke  020 7184 4384

About Numis

Numis (LON: NUM) is an international investment bank that partners with the most ambitious companies and investors, offering strategic advice, unique insights and connectivity to the capital markets.

Already a leader in the UK market, Numis is the adviser of choice for listed companies, including one fifth of the FTSE 350 index and has acted on the most UK IPOs over the past decade.

Since 2016, Numis has diversified its strategy to grow its UK M&A franchise, expand internationally and develop its private markets business.

Founded in 1989, Numis is listed on London's AIM and has offices in London, New York, and Dublin.

 

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