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18/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 7887Z  Fonix Mobile PLC  18 May 2023

Fonix Mobile plc

("Fonix" or the "Company")

Share Buyback Programme

Fonix, the UK focused mobile payments and messaging company, announces that it
will undertake a share buyback programme of up to 250,000 Ordinary Shares (the
"Share Buyback Programme").

The Share buyback Programme will facilitate the exercise of employee options,
a proportion of which are due to vest this year. The directors believe that
conducting a small buyback of shares is a good use of the Company's large and
growing cash balance and will mitigate the dilutive impact on shareholders.

The Company has appointed its corporate broker finnCap Limited ("finnCap") to
manage the Share Buyback Programme, to repurchase Ordinary shares of 0.1
pence each ("Ordinary Shares") on its behalf from 18 May 2023, up to a
maximum aggregate consideration of 250,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.25
per cent of the total issued share capital. It is the intention that this
Share Buyback Programme will be completed by 22 June 2023.

The Company has entered into an irrevocable commitment with finnCap to
continue the Share Buyback Programme through a non-discretionary programme,
repurchasing the Company's Ordinary Shares on its behalf, and within certain
defined parameters. finnCap will make trading decisions in relation to the
buyback of Ordinary Shares independently of the Company within the programme
terms.

Share repurchases will take place in open market transactions and may be made
from time to time depending on market conditions, share price, trading volume
and other factors. The amount paid for each Ordinary Share (exclusive of
expenses) shall not be more than 105 per cent of the average price of an
Ordinary Share, for the five days immediately preceding the day on which any
Ordinary Share is purchased, or higher than the price of the last independent
trade and the highest current independent bid for an Ordinary Share on the
trading venue where the purchase is carried out. Furthermore, the amount paid
for each Ordinary Share (exclusive of expenses) shall not be less than 0.1
pence per share, being the nominal value of each Ordinary Share. Under the
Share Buyback Programme, the repurchased shares will either be 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 Share Buyback Programme is in accordance with the Company's general
authority to purchase a maximum of 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares, granted by its
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 22 November 2022. The Share
Buyback Programme will be conducted within the parameters of the Market Abuse
Regulation 596/2014/EU ("UK MAR") 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).

The Company will make further regulatory announcements in respect of
repurchases of Ordinary Shares as required by UK MAR and the AIM Rules,
including as to whether those shares will be cancelled or are to be held in
treasury.

Enquiries

Fonix Mobile plc
                                                                                                      Tel:
+44 20 8114 7000

Robert Weisz, CEO

Michael Foulkes, CFO

 

finnCap Ltd (Nomad and
Broker)                                                                          Tel:
+44 20 7220 0500

Jonny Franklin-Adams / Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)

Alice Lane / Sunila de Silva (ECM)

 

 

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