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23 March 2026
ICG plc (the “Company”)
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that in the period from 16 March 2026 to 20 March 2026,
in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 19
February 2026 (the “Share Buyback”), the Company has purchased 788,362
ordinary shares of nominal value of £0.2625 each in the capital of the
Company (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange through Merrill
Lynch International (“BofA Securities”).
The Share Buyback is to enable the Company to issue Non-Voting Shares to
Amundi equal to the number of Ordinary Shares repurchased by the Company in a
manner that is non-dilutive to the Company’s existing shareholders in
connection with its strategic partnership with Amundi as announced on 18
November 2025 (the “Strategic Partnership Announcement”).
Aggregated Information
Date of Purchase: Aggregate Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased: Lowest Price Paid per Ordinary Share (GBP): Highest Price Paid per Ordinary Share (GBP): Volume-Weighted Average Price Paid per Ordinary Share (GBP):
16 March 2026 155,432 1522.00 pence 1558.00 pence 1545.92 pence
17 March 2026 159,088 1539.00 pence 1569.00 pence 1554.80 pence
18 March 2026 160,093 1555.00 pence 1596.00 pence 1572.17 pence
19 March 2026 155,688 1512.00 pence 1550.00 pence 1524.33 pence
20 March 2026 158,061 1463.00 pence 1530.00 pence 1491.96 pence
The Ordinary Shares acquired will be held in treasury and will, in due course,
be cancelled in tranches on at least a bi-annual basis, and will not be used
for any other purpose prior to cancellation.
Following the purchase of the Ordinary Shares, the Company will have
288,170,995 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), 6,202,629
Ordinary Shares held in treasury and 1,680,934 Ordinary Non-Voting shares.
Schedule of Purchases
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the
“Market Abuse Regulation”), (as in force in the UK and as amended by the
Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), a full breakdown of the
individual trades made by BofA on behalf of the Company as part of the
programme is detailed on the attached:
ICG PLC Weekly Trade Fills
(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=_0rnBeaVygD_BC2Du43J5nVbD9zGj_WZfnX1yj4uyzpr5eUZZBxq3mgH_hHRqQcD0QxvdQppRkFZ0lVy-dmY22N2SvXspnOtMwSmHvSw0uOE0xsLQbYyUZCdwIsVJDau2m6lv4pO6F6j1eEEXVIob_RIV3ASfFinXzVBdOTyDsVpULOsjNvNNzRanuDqArZN)
Terms not defined here shall have the meaning as set out in the Strategic
Partnership Announcement.
Enquiries:
Chris Hunt, Head of Corporate Development and Shareholder Relations, ICG
+44 (0) 20 3545 2020
Media:
Fiona Laffan, Global Head of Corporate Affairs, ICG
+44(0)20 3545 1510
Attachment
* ICG PLC Weekly Trade Fills
(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/3f6faa9b-e097-404f-ab6f-58a944e411ce)