31 Oct 2022 07:00
LEI: 213800XJIPNDVKXMOC11
Hipgnosis Songs Fund LimitedΒ ("Hipgnosis" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
31 October 2022
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited announces that it has purchased 250,000 of its ordinary shares of no par value, as detailed below:
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Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: | 250,000 |
Price per share: | 88p |
Trade date: | 28 October 2022 |
Settlement date: | 1 November 2022 |
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The purchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury. Following completion of the above transaction, the Company will have 1,210,464,286 ordinary shares in issue, 1,210,464,286 voting rights and 750,000 ordinary shares held in treasury.
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Notes to Editors:
About Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Hipgnosis, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, is a Guernsey registered investment company established to offer investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights.Β The Company has raised a total of almostΒ Β£1.3 billionΒ (gross equity capital) through its Initial Public Offering onΒ 11 July 2018, and subsequent issues inΒ April 2019,Β August 2019,Β October 2019,Β July 2020,Β September 2020,Β February 2021Β andΒ July 2021.Β InΒ September 2019, Hipgnosis transferred its entire issued share capital to the Premium listing segment of the Official List of theΒ FCAΒ and to theΒ London Stock Exchange'sΒ Premium segment of the Main Market, and inΒ March 2020Β became a constituent of theΒ FTSEΒ 250 Index.Β SinceΒ April 2021, the Company has been resident in theΒ UKΒ for tax purposes and is recognised as an investment trust under applicable HMRC regulations.
AboutΒ Hipgnosis Song Management Limited
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The Hipgnosis Songs Fund's Investment Adviser isΒ Hipgnosis Song Management Limited, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, former manager of globally successful recording artists, such asΒ Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Morrissey, Iron Maiden andΒ BeyoncΓ©, and hit songwriters such asΒ Diane Warren,Β Justin TranterΒ and The-Dream, and former CEO ofΒ The Sanctuary Group plc. The Investment Adviser has assembled anΒ Advisory BoardΒ of highly successful music industry experts which include award winning members of the artist, songwriter, publishing, legal, financial, recorded music and music management communities, all with in-depth knowledge of music publishing. Members ofΒ Hipgnosis Song Management LimitedΒ Advisory BoardΒ includeΒ Nile Rodgers, The-Dream, Giorgio Tuinfort, Starrah,Β David A. Stewart,Β Poo Bear,Β Bill Leibowitz,Β Ian MontoneΒ andΒ Rodney Jerkins.
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