Transaction in Own Shares

CentralNic Group PLC

03 August 2023

 

3 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 2 August 2023 it purchased 295,405 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		2 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased		295,405
Highest price paid per ordinary share		128 pence
Lowest price paid per ordinary share		127.4 pence
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share		127.8228 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 9,781,127 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 278,878,957 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:	2 August 2023
Aggregate information:
Aggregated Volume	Volume-weighted average price (pence)	Venue
295,405	127.8228	London Stock Exchange
Individual transactions:
Volume	Price	Time
21,633	127.6000 pence	08:57 UK
1,893	127.6000 pence	08:57 UK
2,497	127.6000 pence	08:57 UK
1,613	127.7149 pence	09:00 UK
238	127.6000 pence	15:08 UK
9,762	127.6000 pence	15:08 UK
6,083	127.4000 pence	15:08 UK
1,686	127.4000 pence	15:08 UK
2,100	127.4000 pence	15:21 UK
2,000	127.4000 pence	15:21 UK
2,646	127.6000 pence	15:29 UK
1,428	127.6000 pence	15:29 UK
984	127.6000 pence	15:29 UK
12	127.6000 pence	15:29 UK
88	127.6000 pence	15:29 UK
60	127.6000 pence	15:40 UK
2,000	127.6000 pence	15:40 UK
1,723	127.6000 pence	15:40 UK
1,059	127.6000 pence	15:40 UK
374	127.4000 pence	15:40 UK
60	127.4000 pence	15:50 UK
2,571	127.4000 pence	15:50 UK
572	127.4000 pence	15:50 UK
50,000	127.6000 pence	15:51 UK
438	127.4000 pence	15:52 UK
60	127.4000 pence	15:55 UK
449	127.4000 pence	16:07 UK
5,586	127.4000 pence	16:16 UK
452	127.4000 pence	16:16 UK
14	127.4000 pence	16:16 UK
5,324	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
42,200	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
1,856	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
1,262	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
1,262	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
1,205	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
1,744	128.0000 pence	16:35 UK
120,471	128.0000 pence	16:35 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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