This announcement contains
inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as
it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European
Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in
accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.
9 September
2024
TEAM INTERNET GROUP
PLC
("Team
Internet" or "the Company" or "the Group")
Share Buyback
Programme
and
Cancellation of Treasury
Shares
Team
Internet Group Plc (AIM: TIG, OTCQX:
TIGXF), the global internet company that generates
recurring revenue from creating meaningful and successful
connections: businesses to domains, brands to consumers, publishers
to advertisers, is pleased to announce the launch of a share
buyback programme of ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Ordinary
Shares") to repurchase up to 13,048,000 Ordinary Shares (the
"Buyback Programme"), effective from 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 the performance at
least in line with current market expectations. It continues the
Group's established capital allocation policy, which is geared
towards greater returns to shareholders.
The Company has appointed its joint
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 6
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 on the earlier of the date upon which the
aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased is 13,048,000, the
aggregate consideration paid for Ordinary Shares reaches
£19,572,000, the date of the Company's next annual general meeting
(expected to be in April 2025) or 1 July 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 26,096,000 Ordinary Shares,
granted by its shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on
19 April 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.
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.
Cancellation of Treasury Shares
The Company also announces that an
application has been made to cancel 14,400,000 Ordinary Shares to ensure it has sufficient headroom
for any share repurchases made pursuant to the Buyback Programme.
Following the cancellation, the issued share capital of the Company
will be 273,500,000 and the Company will hold 14,270,711 Ordinary
Shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will
remain unchanged at 259,229,289.
For further
information:
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Team Internet Group Plc
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Michael Riedl, Chief Executive
Officer
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+44 (0)
203 388 0600
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William
Green, Chief Financial Officer
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Zeus (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
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Nick Cowles / James Edis (Investment
Banking)
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+44 (0)
161 831 1512
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Dominic
King (Corporate Broking)
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+44 (0)
203 829 5000
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Berenberg (Joint
Broker)
Mark
Whitmore / Richard Andrews /
Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff
SEC Newgate (for
Media)
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+44 (0) 20
3207 7800
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Bob Huxford
/ Harry Handyside / Tom Carnegie
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+44 (0)
203 757 6880
teaminternet@secnewgate.co.uk
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The person responsible for arranging
for the release of this announcement on behalf of Team Internet is
William Green, CFO
About Team Internet Group Plc
Team Internet (AIM: TIG, OTCQX:
TIGXF) creates meaningful and successful connections from
businesses to domains, brands to consumers, publishers to
advertisers, enabling everyone to realise their digital ambitions.
The Company is a leading global internet solutions company that
operates in two highly attractive markets: high-growth digital
advertising (Online Marketing segment) and domain name management
solutions (Online Presence segment). The company's Online Marketing
segment creates privacy-safe and AI-generated online consumer
journeys that convert general interest online media users into
confident high conviction consumers through advertorial and review
websites. The Online Presence segment is a critical constituent of
the global online presence and productivity tool ecosystem, where
Team Internet serves as the primary distribution channel for a wide
range of digital products. The company's high-quality earnings come
from subscription recurring revenues in the Online Presence segment
and revenue share on rolling utility-style contracts in the Online
Marketing segment.
For more information please
visit: www.teaminternet.com.