CNIC.L Regulatory News (CNIC)

14 July 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 13 July 2023 it purchased 154,613 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

 13 July 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

 154,613

Highest price paid per ordinary share

 124.8 pence

Lowest price paid per ordinary share

 123.6 pence

Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share

 124.0281 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 7,609,932 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 281,050,152 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:

13 July 2023

Aggregate information:

Aggregated Volume

Volume-weighted average price (pence)

Venue

154,613

124.0281

London Stock Exchange

Individual transactions:

Volume

Price

Time

5,466

124.8000 pence

12:18 UK

4,534

124.4000 pence

12:20 UK

3,197

124.2000 pence

12:34 UK

1,215

124.2000 pence

12:34 UK

1

124.2000 pence

12:34 UK

62

124.4000 pence

14:02 UK

4,463

124.4000 pence

14:13 UK

5,475

124.4000 pence

14:13 UK

3,965

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,622

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,409

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,510

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,215

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

2,070

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,817

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

466

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

79

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

78

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

1,355

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

3,092

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

6,908

124.2000 pence

14:14 UK

5,000

124.0000 pence

14:27 UK

5,000

124.0000 pence

14:27 UK

5,000

124.0000 pence

14:27 UK

85

124.0000 pence

14:27 UK

4,915

124.0000 pence

14:39 UK

954

124.0000 pence

14:40 UK

4,046

124.0000 pence

14:40 UK

1,345

124.0000 pence

14:46 UK

3,655

124.0000 pence

14:46 UK

5,000

124.0000 pence

14:48 UK

977

124.0000 pence

14:50 UK

4,023

124.0000 pence

14:50 UK

984

124.0000 pence

15:00 UK

4,016

124.0000 pence

15:00 UK

4,016

124.0000 pence

15:00 UK

977

124.0000 pence

15:10 UK

7

124.0000 pence

15:10 UK

 5,538

123.8000 pence

 15:10 UK

 462

123.8000 pence

 15:10 UK

 2,225

123.8000 pence

 15:13 UK

 2,000

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 1,775

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 598

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 5,402

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 598

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 6,000

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 6,000

123.8000 pence

 15:19 UK

 993

123.8000 pence

 15:20 UK

 1,452

123.8000 pence

 15:20 UK

 184

123.8000 pence

 15:20 UK

 2,000

123.8000 pence

 15:20 UK

 1,321

123.8000 pence

 15:21 UK

 50

123.8000 pence

 15:21 UK

 6,000

123.8000 pence

 15:26 UK

 1,024

123.8000 pence

 15:30 UK

 425

123.8000 pence

 15:30 UK

 2,040

123.8000 pence

 15:33 UK

 816

123.8000 pence

 15:34 UK

 949

123.8000 pence

 15:36 UK

 746

123.8000 pence

 15:48 UK

 38

123.8000 pence

 15:48 UK

 2

123.8000 pence

 15:48 UK

 1,362

123.8000 pence

 15:50 UK

 2,577

123.6000 pence

 16:07 UK

 849

123.6000 pence

 16:07 UK

 1,108

123.6000 pence

 16:07 UK

 79

123.6000 pence

 16:09 UK

CentralNic Group plc

+44 (0) 203 388 0600

Michael Riedl, Chief Executive Officer

William Green, Chief Financial Officer

Zeus (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel / James Edis (Investment Banking)

+44 (0) 161 831 1512

Dominic King (Corporate Broking)

 +44 (0) 203 829 5000

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 203 207 7800

Mark Whitmore / Richard Andrews / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff

SEC Newgate (for Media)

+44 (0) 203 757 6880

Bob Huxford / Alice Cho / Harry Handyside / Tom Carnegie

centralnic@secnewgate.co.uk

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.