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RNS Number : 6475A Gamma Communications PLC 16 April 2026
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16 April 2026
Gamma Communications plc
Transaction in Own Shares and Rule 2.9 Announcement
Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma" or the "Company") announces today that in
accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 13
January 2026 (the "Buyback Programme"), it has purchased the following number
of its ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ("ordinary shares") through Investec
Bank plc ("Investec").
Ordinary shares
Date of purchase: 15 April 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 22,973
Lowest price per share (pence): 868.80
Highest price per share (pence): 885.40
Weighted average price per day (pence): 879.1275
The Company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares.
Following settlement of the above purchases, Gamma has purchased a total of
1,275,650 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme and
will have 92,488,701 ordinary shares in issue. There are 1,587,800 ordinary
shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company are therefore
90,900,901 and this can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial
Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Rule 2.9
The Company announced on 7 April 2026 that it had entered into an offer
period. The ordinary shares are relevant securities of Gamma for the purposes
of Rule 8 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"). In
accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Code, the Company confirms that it has
90,900,901 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date
and time of this announcement. The ordinary shares are voting shares (each
such ordinary share carries one vote per ordinary share) and are admitted to
trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the
International Securities Identification Number GB00BQS10J50 and the Company's
LEI number is 213800LAQZXPRIZUEH50.
Aggregate information:
Venue Volume-weighted average price (p) Aggregated volume Lowest price per share (p) Highest price per share (p)
XLON 879.1275 22,973 868.80 885.40
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades
made by Investec on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is found
below.
Date and time of each trade Number of shares purchased Price (pence per share) Trading Venue Transaction Reference Number
15 April 2026 08:05:08 264 870.80 XLON 00388014403TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:09:05 128 872.00 XLON 00388018394TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:15:00 273 870.20 XLON 00388024209TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:31:10 272 868.80 XLON 00388040702TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:38:19 26 870.60 XLON 00388048052TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:38:19 238 870.60 XLON 00388048053TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:41:07 265 869.20 XLON 00388050437TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:49:21 278 869.20 XLON 00388059683TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:54:44 141 868.80 XLON 00388065413TRLO1
15 April 2026 08:59:08 138 869.60 XLON 00388070129TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:01:19 133 870.80 XLON 00388072722TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:19:16 140 872.60 XLON 00388093040TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:20:14 136 872.00 XLON 00388094004TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:27:15 76 871.80 XLON 00388101341TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:27:15 9 871.80 XLON 00388101342TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:27:54 45 871.80 XLON 00388101998TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:27:54 3 871.80 XLON 00388101999TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:27:54 85 871.80 XLON 00388102000TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:36:55 9 871.60 XLON 00388110899TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:36:55 123 871.60 XLON 00388110900TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:38:27 138 871.60 XLON 00388111975TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:38:27 138 871.60 XLON 00388111976TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:38:27 23 871.60 XLON 00388111978TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:38:27 28 871.60 XLON 00388111979TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:38:27 139 870.40 XLON 00388111980TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:53:40 500 875.00 XLON 00388126375TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:53:40 318 875.00 XLON 00388126376TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:53:40 136 875.20 XLON 00388126377TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:53:59 141 876.40 XLON 00388126656TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:53:59 135 876.00 XLON 00388126657TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:54:09 135 875.40 XLON 00388126807TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:58:52 129 877.20 XLON 00388131051TRLO1
15 April 2026 09:59:57 160 878.00 XLON 00388131996TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:00:03 130 878.00 XLON 00388132076TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:01:20 135 877.80 XLON 00388133393TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:01:30 135 877.20 XLON 00388133570TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:01:50 139 877.00 XLON 00388133868TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:01:59 129 876.80 XLON 00388134019TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:01:59 140 876.60 XLON 00388134020TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:02:04 140 876.60 XLON 00388134083TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:02:05 132 876.40 XLON 00388134100TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:02:14 135 876.00 XLON 00388134226TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:04:50 138 875.00 XLON 00388136538TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:13:41 131 876.40 XLON 00388146546TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:13:46 139 876.60 XLON 00388146648TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:28:56 129 877.40 XLON 00388160087TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:37:19 139 879.00 XLON 00388169404TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:39:00 140 878.40 XLON 00388171033TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:39:04 18 879.40 XLON 00388171100TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:39:05 139 879.20 XLON 00388171104TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:57:29 139 878.80 XLON 00388189598TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:58:56 117 878.60 XLON 00388190867TRLO1
15 April 2026 10:58:56 23 878.60 XLON 00388190868TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:00:28 27 880.00 XLON 00388191598TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:00:28 113 880.00 XLON 00388191599TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:07:24 129 879.60 XLON 00388198047TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:07:24 133 879.80 XLON 00388198048TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:22 135 879.40 XLON 00388214659TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:22 136 879.40 XLON 00388214660TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:22 136 879.40 XLON 00388214661TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:22 136 879.40 XLON 00388214662TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:22 136 879.40 XLON 00388214663TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:14:24 136 879.40 XLON 00388214725TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:20:35 38 880.40 XLON 00388229368TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:20:35 103 880.40 XLON 00388229369TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:22:11 132 880.00 XLON 00388234052TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:28:50 137 879.20 XLON 00388238054TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:28:50 141 878.80 XLON 00388238055TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:29:11 132 879.20 XLON 00388238068TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:29:22 132 878.40 XLON 00388238076TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:30:59 136 878.40 XLON 00388238162TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:31:13 130 878.20 XLON 00388238173TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:34:25 129 878.40 XLON 00388238316TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:35:53 134 878.40 XLON 00388238821TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:36:16 138 878.00 XLON 00388238864TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:50:41 137 881.60 XLON 00388239693TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:54:41 141 881.40 XLON 00388239847TRLO1
15 April 2026 11:55:05 140 881.00 XLON 00388239859TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:04:34 132 879.80 XLON 00388240188TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:16:51 136 881.40 XLON 00388240494TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:19:41 13 880.60 XLON 00388240681TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:19:41 120 880.60 XLON 00388240682TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:38:26 130 882.80 XLON 00388241449TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:40:36 135 882.20 XLON 00388241503TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:52:51 131 885.40 XLON 00388241863TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:58:56 53 884.60 XLON 00388242044TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:58:56 50 884.60 XLON 00388242045TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:58:56 26 884.60 XLON 00388242046TRLO1
15 April 2026 12:59:36 54 884.40 XLON 00388242060TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:00:17 58 884.60 XLON 00388242072TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:00:17 71 884.60 XLON 00388242073TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:00:27 135 884.60 XLON 00388242075TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:05:34 139 884.60 XLON 00388242161TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:05:34 129 884.00 XLON 00388242162TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:09:55 137 883.40 XLON 00388242426TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:09:55 20 883.80 XLON 00388242427TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:09:55 39 883.80 XLON 00388242428TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:09:55 78 883.80 XLON 00388242429TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:12:36 138 882.60 XLON 00388242603TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:13:03 138 882.00 XLON 00388242622TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:16:00 141 882.00 XLON 00388242720TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:16:00 141 882.00 XLON 00388242721TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:16:00 280 882.00 XLON 00388242722TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:16:56 133 881.80 XLON 00388242761TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:16:57 131 881.40 XLON 00388242762TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:21:22 129 879.80 XLON 00388242876TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:27:52 139 879.60 XLON 00388243126TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:41:22 132 879.60 XLON 00388243607TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:41:26 140 880.00 XLON 00388243608TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:42:59 141 881.00 XLON 00388243659TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:48:42 131 880.20 XLON 00388243832TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:49:30 132 881.40 XLON 00388243854TRLO1
15 April 2026 13:59:05 141 881.40 XLON 00388244109TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:01:01 130 880.60 XLON 00388244205TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:01:32 93 880.40 XLON 00388244236TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:04:23 140 880.40 XLON 00388244353TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:07:58 277 880.00 XLON 00388244473TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:10:08 135 881.20 XLON 00388244535TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:11:05 130 881.00 XLON 00388244577TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:25:30 129 882.00 XLON 00388245253TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:28:40 141 882.00 XLON 00388245352TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:28:56 113 882.00 XLON 00388245360TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:28:56 17 882.00 XLON 00388245361TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:30:03 131 882.60 XLON 00388245467TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:31:07 133 882.00 XLON 00388245705TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:34:40 140 880.40 XLON 00388246145TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:34:40 139 880.40 XLON 00388246146TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:38:36 261 882.40 XLON 00388246453TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:38:56 269 881.80 XLON 00388246507TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:39:42 258 880.60 XLON 00388246676TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:41:23 132 882.00 XLON 00388246802TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:42:01 138 881.80 XLON 00388246840TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:42:48 6 881.40 XLON 00388246907TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:42:48 127 881.40 XLON 00388246908TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:44:17 132 881.00 XLON 00388247046TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:44:17 133 881.00 XLON 00388247047TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:44:29 137 880.80 XLON 00388247061TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:49:46 131 880.40 XLON 00388247429TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:56:39 187 881.00 XLON 00388248126TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:56:39 114 881.00 XLON 00388248127TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:56:39 41 881.00 XLON 00388248128TRLO1
15 April 2026 14:58:43 257 882.00 XLON 00388248258TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:00:23 257 883.40 XLON 00388248412TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:02:12 129 883.40 XLON 00388248520TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:02:13 111 883.40 XLON 00388248521TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:05:52 118 883.40 XLON 00388248668TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:05:52 130 883.20 XLON 00388248669TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:09:41 107 882.60 XLON 00388248840TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:12:06 137 882.40 XLON 00388248954TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:16:59 132 883.60 XLON 00388249254TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:21:01 136 882.80 XLON 00388249681TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:25:26 132 883.00 XLON 00388249940TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:25:29 139 883.00 XLON 00388249951TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:26:59 137 882.80 XLON 00388250049TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:28:57 262 883.00 XLON 00388250261TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:31:15 130 883.00 XLON 00388250450TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:31:15 137 883.00 XLON 00388250451TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:34:34 130 882.20 XLON 00388250713TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:38:46 138 881.20 XLON 00388251031TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:41:14 48 882.00 XLON 00388251234TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:41:14 91 882.00 XLON 00388251235TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:44:08 132 882.20 XLON 00388251468TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:50:17 129 881.80 XLON 00388251895TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:54:34 82 883.00 XLON 00388252256TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:54:34 59 883.00 XLON 00388252257TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:57:44 136 883.40 XLON 00388252527TRLO1
15 April 2026 15:58:21 132 883.60 XLON 00388252641TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:00:42 135 883.40 XLON 00388252934TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:00:59 134 883.40 XLON 00388252960TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:04:37 134 883.00 XLON 00388253324TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:07:45 135 882.60 XLON 00388253546TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:15:12 260 882.60 XLON 00388254124TRLO1
15 April 2026 16:19:23 274 883.00 XLON 00388254352TRLO1
Enquiries:
Gamma Communications plc +44 (0) 33 3006 5972
Martin Hellawell, Chair
Andrew Belshaw, Chief Executive Officer
Rachael Matzopoulos, Company Secretary
Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank +44 (0) 20 7623 2323
(Lead Financial Adviser)
Alastair Blackman / Alex Evans / Callum West / Michael Hart
Q Advisors (Joint Financial Adviser) +1 720 837 3214
Michael Quinn / Kristian MacCarter
Investec (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
Patrick Robb / Virginia Bull
Peel Hunt (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Neil Patel / Benjamin Cryer / Kate Bannatyne
Teneo (Financial PR Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7260 2700
James Macey White / Matt Low
Disclaimer
Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), which is
authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation
Authority, is acting exclusively for Gamma and no one else in connection with
the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Gamma for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays
nor for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to in this
announcement.
Investec Bank plc ("Investec"), which is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority (the "PRA") and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority and PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Gamma and
for no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement
and will not be responsible to any person other than Gamma for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Investec, nor for providing advice in
relation to any matter referred to in this announcement. Neither Investec nor
any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a
client of Investec in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein or otherwise.
Peel Hunt LLP is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Conduct Authority and is acting exclusively for Gamma and no one
else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not
be responsible to anyone other than Gamma for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Peel Hunt LLP nor for providing advice in relation to
any matter referred to in this announcement.
In accordance with the Code, normal United Kingdom market practice and Rule
14e-5(b) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 of the United States, Barclays,
Investec, Peel Hunt and its affiliates will continue to act as exempt
principal traders in Gamma securities on the London Stock Exchange. These
purchases and activities by exempt principal traders which are required to be
made public in the United Kingdom pursuant to the Code will be reported to a
Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London Stock
Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com. This information will also be
publicly disclosed in the United States to the extent that such information is
made public in the United Kingdom.
Disclosure requirements of the Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of
any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which
it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash)
must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the
offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities
exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must
contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights
to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company
and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by
a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm
(London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer
period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th
business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange
offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant
securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a
Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1%
or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals
in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing
concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to
subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and
(ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details
have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person
to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London
time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.
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whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant
securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will
be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.Opening Position
Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and
Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror
and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and
8.4).Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant
securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made
can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at
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securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was
first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on
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