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RNS Number : 0598E  Gamma Communications PLC  13 May 2026

 

13 May 2026

Gamma Communications plc

 

A good start to the year, with continued healthy cash generation and full year
guidance reiterated

 

Ahead of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), to be held at 8.30am today at the
offices of Investec Bank plc, 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP, Gamma
Communications plc ("Gamma" or the "Group") provides the following trading
update for the year to date.

 

Group overview

The Group has made a good start to FY 2026, with trading in line with
expectations. Highlights include:

 ·   Gamma Germany: Continued strong adoption of cloud communications solutions,
     with ongoing momentum from both new customer wins and upselling to the
     existing base.
 ·   Gamma Business - UK SME: The UK market faces ongoing headwinds, including the
     industry-wide impact from the switch-off in early 2027 of the UK's legacy
     public switched telephone network ("PSTN"), as previously guided. Nonetheless,
     cloud volumes continue to grow, driven by sustained uptake of "Webex for
     Gamma" and "PhoneLine+". Customer engagement and the partner pipeline remain
     healthy with opportunities for larger migration deals.
 ·   Gamma Business - Service Provider: Early traction of international strategy in
     Europe and APAC, having signed first contracts with local customers in
     Germany, Australia and Singapore.
 ·   Gamma Enterprise: Continued momentum from both contract renewals and new
     business wins, including an AI-led Customer Experience deployment at JD
     Sports, and further wins across Local Government and the NHS, including
     Rochdale Borough Council and Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS.

Balance Sheet

The Group continues to generate healthy underlying cashflows and maintains a
strong financial position. Net debt was £1.6m as at 30 April 2026 (31
December 2025: £9.3m). This was after the expected cash outflows of £12.1m
for the share buyback programme to the end of April, and £3.8m of deferred
and contingent consideration related to prior acquisitions.

 

Strategic update

Further to the announcement made on 7 April 2026, the Group confirms it
remains in preliminary discussions with a number of interested counterparties.
The Group will provide a further update in due course.

 

Outlook

The Board expects financial performance for FY 2026 to be in line with market
expectations, with Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS (fully diluted) in line
with the consensus range (FY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA £138.1m - £142.8m and
Adjusted EPS (fully diluted) 90.9p - 94.4p respectively, as at 12 May 2026)*.

 

The Group expects to provide its next trading update alongside the interim
results for the six months ending 30 June 2026, scheduled for Monday 7
September 2026.

 

*Consensus range based on unconnected sell-side analyst estimates.

 Enquiries:   

 Gamma Communications plc                       Tel: +44 (0)333 006 5972

 Andrew Belshaw, Chief Executive Officer

 Jennifer Shaw, Group Communications Director

  
 Investec (Joint Broker)                        Tel: +44 (0)207 597 5970

 Patrick Robb / Virginia Bull 

 Peel Hunt (Joint Broker)                       Tel: +44 (0)207 418 8900

 Neil Patel / Alice Lane / Benjamin Cryer

  
 Teneo (Financial PR Adviser)                   Tel: +44 (0)207 260 2700

 James Macey White / Matt Low

  

About Gamma

Gamma is a leading European provider of business-critical communications
technology. Our extensive channel partner network connects major technology
vendors with hundreds of thousands of SMEs, and we deal directly with large
corporates and the public sector. Gamma combines its proprietary solutions
with leading third-party cloud platforms, its own telecoms network and a high
quality of service, to help customers communicate and collaborate more
effectively.

 

Our broad and expanding portfolio - including cloud communications software
(telephony, messaging, video, AI-driven customer experience), calling and
network connectivity (including security) - enables customers of any size to
deploy end-to-end communications and IT solutions via a single provider.

 

In mainland Europe, Gamma has its largest presence in Germany, delivering
services to SMEs through both partners and its own self-service digital
platform, and is recognised as one of the country's leading cloud
communications providers.

 

Gamma Business serves UK SMEs via an extensive network of over 1,500 channel
partners and its Service Provider business provides international calling
capabilities for global communications platform and service providers.

 

For larger corporate and public sector organisations, Gamma Enterprise engages
directly to design and support complex, integrated communications solutions.

 

With over 2,000 employees, Gamma is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London
Stock Exchange (ticker: GAMA). More information can be found at: gammagroup.co

 

Rule 28 of the Takeover Code

The UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has confirmed that this profit forecast
constitutes an ordinary course profit forecast. The directors confirm that
this profit forecast has been properly compiled and the basis of the
accounting used is consistent with the Group's existing accounting policies.
The profit forecast has been compiled on the basis of the assumptions set out
below and should therefore be read in this context and construed accordingly.

 

(i)   Assumptions outside of the Company's control or influence:

 ·   No material change in the political, economic and/or market environment that
     would materially affect the Group.
 ·   There will be no material changes in market conditions over the period to 31
     December 2026, including in relation to either demand or the competitive
     environment.
 ·   No significant or one-off events or litigation that would have a material
     impact on the operating results or financial position of the Group.
 ·   There will be no material adverse change to the Group's client relationships.
 ·   No adverse changes to inflation or interest or tax rates compared with the
     Group's budgeted estimates.
 ·   No material adverse events which will have a significant impact on the
     operating results or financial position of the Group.
 ·   No material adverse outcome from any ongoing or future disputes with any
     customer, competitor, regulator or tax authority.
 ·   No material change in legislation, taxation, regulatory requirements,
     applicable standards or the position of any regulatory bodies impacting the
     Group's operations or accounting policies.

(ii)   Assumptions within the Company's control or influence:

 ·   No additional significant acquisitions, disposals, developments, partnerships
     or joint venture agreements being entered into by the Company.
 ·   No material change in the dividend or capital policies
 ·   No material changes to the Group's management team to the extent not already
     publicly disclosed.
 ·   No material changes to the Group's strategy.
 ·   No material adverse change to the Group's ability to meet customer, supplier
     and partner needs and expectations based on current practice.
 ·   The Group's accounting policies will be consistently applied in the period
     ending 31 December 2026.

 

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