Transaction in Own Shares

15 August 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 14 August 2023 it purchased 170,890 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

 14 August 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

 170,890

Highest price paid per ordinary share

 130.1341 pence

Lowest price paid per ordinary share

 126 pence

Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share

 127.8689 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 11,191,374 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 277,468,710 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:

14 August 2023

Aggregate information:

Aggregated Volume

Volume-weighted average price (pence)

Venue

170,890

127.8689

London Stock Exchange

Individual transactions:

Volume

Price

Time

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:07 UK

 1,217

126.0000 pence

 15:07 UK

 423

126.0000 pence

 15:07 UK

 480

126.0000 pence

 15:07 UK

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 2,119

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 95

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 423

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 1,602

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 10

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 626

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 1,484

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 1,271

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 12

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 71,208

130.1341 pence

 15:10 UK

 801

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 625

126.0000 pence

 15:10 UK

 626

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 1,494

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 1,175

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 792

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 153

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 2,119

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 1,527

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 594

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 570

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 2,119

126.0000 pence

 15:11 UK

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 1,849

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 2,119

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 1,466

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 140

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 653

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 8,480

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 2,119

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 230

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 1,889

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 1,330

126.0000 pence

 15:12 UK

 5,569

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 790

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 1,655

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 465

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 1,467

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 653

126.0000 pence

 15:13 UK

 5,529

126.0000 pence

 15:14 UK

 2,120

126.0000 pence

 15:14 UK

 792

126.0000 pence

 15:14 UK

 1,327

126.0000 pence

 15:14 UK

 1,081

126.0000 pence

 15:14 UK

 2

126.0000 pence

 15:15 UK

 25,000

127.0000 pence

 16:35 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 (AIM: CNIC) 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.