Informa PLC Transaction in Own Shares (6828L)
May 17 2022 - 10:03AM
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RNS Number : 6828L
Informa PLC
17 May 2022
Informa PLC Press Release
17 May 2022
Informa Share Buyback Programme
Update on GAP II shareholder returns
Informa (LSE: INF.L), the international B2B Markets, Knowledge
Services and Business Intelligence Group today provided an update
on its Share Buyback Programme that forms part of the 2021-2024
Growth Acceleration Plan II ('GAP II').
Share Buyback Programme
GAP II is Informa's four-year programme to create a more
focused, higher growth business. This will see the Group accelerate
investment in its two businesses with scale leadership positions,
B2B Markets and Academic Markets, and divest of its Informa
Intelligence portfolio of businesses.
Following the completion of the first tranche of the Share
Buyback Programme, which saw GBP100m of capital returned to
shareholders, on 15 March 2022, the Company announced a second
tranche, committing a further GBP200m to share buybacks.
As part of this second tranche, on 16 May 2022, the Company
purchased 591,478 ordinary shares for cancellation through Merrill
Lynch International at an average price of 552.8075 pence per
share.
The highest and lowest purchase price paid per share were
557.00p and 538.80p respectively, with the aggregate details of
shares purchased by trading venue as outlined in the table
below:
Trading venue Weighted average price Aggregate number of Lowest price paid per Highest price paid per
paid per share (GBp) shares purchased share share
(GBp) (GBp)
London Stock Exchange 553.0836 375,000 539.6000 557.0000
Chi-X (CXE) 552.0020 117,000 538.8000 556.6000
BATS (BXE) 552.7142 99,478 539.6000 557.0000
Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of
the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of
ordinary shares in issue, and its total voting rights, will be
1,470,597,519 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any shares
in Treasury.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse
Regulation, a full breakdown of the individual trades made as part
of the buyback programme is detailed in the attachment.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6828L_1-2022-5-16.pdf
Enquiries
Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of IR
& Communications +44 (0) 20 8052 2787
Heledd Hanscomb, Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 8052 0661
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