Extension of Share Repurchase Programme

GB Group PLC

31 March 2026

 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.	31 March 2026

GB GROUP PLC

("GBG", "Group" or the "Company")

Extension of Share Repurchase Programme

Today, GBG, a global identity technology business enabling safe and rewarding digital lives, announces a £10 million extension of the Company's share repurchase programme to commence on 1 April 2026, having successfully completed share repurchases to a total value of £45 million during the financial year 2026.

GBG has appointed Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis") to manage a non-discretionary share buyback programme to purchase ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") within certain pre-set parameters, for up to a maximum additional amount of £10 million (the "Share Buyback Extension"). The Board considers this additional Share Buyback Extension to be an attractive use of surplus capital, aligned with our capital allocation policy, to generate significant shareholder value over the long-term.

About the Share Buyback Extension

The Board has approved the Share Buyback Extension to commence on 1 April 2026, which is expected to continue until the maximum pecuniary amount has been purchased under the programme.

Purchases may continue during any closed period to which the Company is subject and will be made from time to time depending on market conditions, share price and trading volume. The Share Buyback Extension will operate in accordance with and under the terms of the general authority received at the Company's 2025 AGM. The purchased Ordinary Shares will be cancelled as the purpose of the Share Buyback Extension is to reduce the Company's share capital.

The Share Buyback Extension will be conducted within the parameters of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended) and the delegated regulations made pursuant to it as well as the applicable laws and regulations of the UK Financial Conduct Authority, save that there may be circumstances where the Company conducts share repurchases such that they exceed 25 per cent of the average daily volume in Ordinary Shares for the 20 trading days prior to the share repurchase.

The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any repurchases as required by UK MAR. The Company is satisfied that it is not currently in a closed period, nor is it party to any inside information which has not previously been disclosed via Regulatory Information Service. As at 30 March 2026, the Company's total issued share capital consisted of 233,714,306 Ordinary Shares, with one voting right per share.

For further information, please contact: GBG Dev Dhiman, CEO David Ward, CFO Richard Foster, Investor Relations Via IR / FTI Consulting [phone] Deutsche Numis (Joint corporate broker) Joshua Hughes, Tejas Padalkar & Spencer Clark [phone] Barclays (Joint corporate broker) Robert Mayhew, Nicola Tennent & James Atkinson [phone] FTI Consulting (Financial PR) Ed Bridges, Dwight Burden & Emma Hall [phone] [e-mail] Website www.gbgplc.com/investors

About GB Group plc ("GBG") GBG is a global identity technology business, enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere.  For over 30 years, we have combined global data with our innovative technology to make sure that genuine people everywhere can digitally prove who they are and where they live.   We provide mission-critical services that protect against digital crime, strengthens business resilience and drives responsible growth, at scale, across a diverse range of sectors. Today, our team of over 1,000 people serve more than 20,000 customers globally.   GBG is a publicly traded company (LSE: GBG) and constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Further information on our business can be found on our corporate website: www.gbgplc.com

 

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