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RNS Number : 9029F  Big Technologies PLC  27 September 2024

 

27 September 2024

 

Big Technologies plc

("Big Technologies" or "the Company")

 

Share Buyback Programme

Big Technologies plc (AIM: BIG), the UK-based remote people monitoring
technology company, announces the launch of its maiden share buyback programme
of ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") up to a maximum
aggregate 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares (equating to approximately £5.9 million
in value at the closing price on 26 September 2024) (the "Buyback Programme")
effective today.

The Board considers the Buyback Programme to be in the best interests of all
shareholders, given the cash generative nature of the business and strong
ongoing performance, reflects the Company's more balanced future approach to
capital allocation.

The Company has appointed its broker, Zeus Capital Limited ("Zeus"), to manage
the Buyback Programme to repurchase Ordinary Shares on its behalf and entered
into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement on 26 September 2024
with Zeus to enable Zeus to conduct the Buyback Programme on a broker-managed
basis. Zeus will make trading decisions in relation to the Buyback Programme
independently of the Company, within certain defined parameters.

The Buyback Programme commences today and will end no later than the date upon
which the aggregate number of shares acquired under the Buyback Programme
reaches 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or by the time of the Company's 2025 Annual
General Meeting which is to be held no later than 30 June 2025 (the "Buyback
Period"). During the Buyback Period the Company has no power to invoke any
changes to the authority and any purchases will be undertaken by Zeus, acting
independently of, and uninfluenced by the Company.

 

Ordinary Share repurchases will take place in open market transactions and may
be made from time to time depending on market conditions, share price and
trading volume. The Buyback Programme is in accordance with the Company's
general authority to purchase a maximum of 29,065,008 Ordinary Shares, granted
by its shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 May 2024,
including that the maximum price paid per Ordinary Share will be no more than:
a) 105 per cent. of the average trading price of the Ordinary Shares as
derived from the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share on the London
Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five trading days immediately
preceding the date on which an Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased;
and b) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest
current independent purchase bid for Ordinary Shares on the trading venue
where the purchase is carried out.

 

Under the Buyback Programme, the repurchased shares will either be cancelled
or held in treasury at the Company's discretion for later reissue or
cancellation.   Shares held in treasury are not entitled to dividends and
have no voting rights at the Company's general meetings.

 

The Buyback Programme will be conducted within the parameters of the Market
Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU and the Commission Delegated Regulation
2016/1052/EU (each as in force in the UK from time to time, including where
relevant pursuant to the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019).
However, due to the potential for limited liquidity in the issued Ordinary
Shares, the purchase by the Company of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the
Authority on any trading day could represent a significant proportion of the
daily trading volume in the Ordinary Shares on AIM and may therefore exceed 25
per cent. of the average daily trading volume, but will not exceed 50 per cent
of such daily trading volume.

 

The Company will make further announcements in due course following any share
purchases conducted through the Buyback Programme.

 

The Company confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive
information.

 

For further information:

 Big Technologies          +44 (0) 19 2360 1910
 Sara Murray (Chief Executive Officer)
                  Daren Morris (Chief Financial Officer)
 Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)            +44 (0) 20 3829 5000
 Dan Bate / Kieran Russell (Investment Banking)
 Benjamin Robertson (Equity Capital Markets)

 

About Big Technologies Group plc

Big Technologies is the parent company of Buddi, which was founded in 2005 by
its current CEO, Sara Murray, following an initial idea to create a GPS device
small enough for a child to carry. Today, Big Technologies is a proven
supplier of innovative and high-quality products and services to the remote
personal monitoring industry. Big Technologies provides products and services
under a number of brand and trading names, with 'Buddi' being the most
well-known and being used in respect of activities within the core criminal
justice market. Big Technologies (under the Buddi brand) has created a
leading, integrated technology platform (including both hardware and software
solutions) for remote monitoring of individuals, providing state-of-the-art
Electronic Monitoring (EM) solutions on a SaaS-like, subscription basis.

 

Electronic Monitoring in the criminal justice sector involves utilising
location technologies to remotely monitor and manage people at all stages of
the criminal justice system. The Company's focus on the Criminal Justice
market in the immediate term has been demand-driven, with significant
opportunities created by a combination of favourable market tailwinds as
electronic location devices are increasingly recognised as alternatives to
imprisonment, and superior technological capability enabling the Company to
meet this demand effectively.

 

Big Technologies' criminal justice solution has been iteratively developed
over a 10-year period, utilising the knowledge of an experienced management
team listening to customers.  The solution consists of a proprietary software
platform with modular monitoring hardware, capable of being adapted to
multiple applications. The Company's criminal justice solution is principally
focussed around the "Buddi Smart Tag", an electronic monitoring hardware
device, and "Buddi Eagle", the in-house developed, cloud-based monitoring
software. Collectively, the hardware and the intelligent tools integrated into
Big Technologies' software enable real-time tracking of monitored individuals
with high levels of accuracy and reliability. Buddi evidences a substantial
reduction in false alerts when compared to competitor systems which, combined
with the reduction in subsequent investigations, can result in substantial
cost savings for customers.

 

In addition to the high levels of accuracy, the Buddi Smart Tag has several
key advantages over its competitors' devices. The tag is lighter, smaller, has
longer battery life and offers a simple, contact free and shorter installation
process, providing substantial staff cost savings for customers. This superior
product design, coupled with the intelligent monitoring software, typically
comes at a small price premium to competitor devices. However, the overall
effectiveness and reliability of the solution, combined with the substantial
cost savings delivered as a result of reduced monitoring costs, have helped
Big Technologies deliver strong revenue growth from both existing and new
customers. The Company leases its devices and software solutions to customers
typically based on daily or monthly rates.

 

 

 

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