18 Nov 2021 07:10
Royal Mail plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Company Number: 8680755
LSE Share Code: RMG
ISIN: GB00BDVZYZ77
LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
18 November 2021
SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME
Royal Mail plc ("Royal Mail") announces that it has today entered into a non-discretionary agreement with Merrill Lynch International ("MLI") in relation to the purchase by MLI, acting as riskless principal, of Royal Mail's ordinary shares of one penny each ("Ordinary Shares") for an aggregate purchase price of up to £200 million (the "Programme"). Ordinary Shares acquired by MLI under this agreement will be simultaneously on-sold by MLI to Royal Mail. This agreement will commence on 18 November 2021 and end no later than 19 July 2022. The purpose of the Programme is to reduce the share capital of Royal Mail.
MLI will make its trading decisions in relation to the company's securities independently of, and uninfluenced by, Royal Mail. Any repurchase of shares by Royal Mail contemplated by this announcement will be carried out on the London Stock Exchange and/or other trading venues.1
The Programme will be conducted within certain pre-set parameters and in accordance with Royal Mail's general authority to repurchase Ordinary Shares. The Programme will be conducted within the parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (as in force in the UK and as amended by the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (as in force in the UK and as amended by the FCA's Technical Standards (Market Abuse Regulation) (EU Exit) Instrument 2019) and in accordance with Chapter 12 of the UK Listing Rules. Any market repurchase of Ordinary Shares will be announced no later than 7:30 a.m. on the business day following the calendar day on which the repurchase occurred. All Ordinary Shares repurchased will be cancelled.
[1] Includes Cboe BXE and Cboe CXE.
Enquiries:
Investor Relations John CrosseEmail: investorrelations@royalmail.com
Royal Mail investor relations line: 020 7449 8183
Media Relations
Helen Reynoldson
Phone: 07483 302 245
Email: helen.reynoldson@royalmail.com
Jenny Hall
Phone: 07776 993 036
Email: jenny.hall@royalmail.com
Royal Mail press office: press.office@royalmail.com
Company SecretaryMark AmsdenEmail: cosec@royalmail.com