10th Apr 2025 07:01
10 April 2025
Treatt PLC
("Treatt" or the "Company")
Share Buyback Programme
Launch of Share Buyback Programme
Treatt PLC, the manufacturer and supplier of natural ingredients for the beverage, flavour and fragrance industries, is pleased to announce it will commence a share buyback programme (the "Share Buyback Programme"), as referenced in the Company's trading update released today.
Treatt has a strong balance sheet and the Board has considered the Share Buyback Programme as part of the Company's capital allocation framework, whilst also reflecting Treatt's strong cash performance together with the Board's confidence in Treatt's strategy and medium term outlook.
Details of the Share Buyback Programme
The Company has appointed its corporate brokers, Investec Bank plc ("Investec") and Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt") (together, the "Brokers"), to manage the share buyback programme to repurchase ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") on the Company's behalf from 10 April 2025, for a maximum aggregate consideration of £5 million (the "Buyback Amount"). The Share Buyback Programme will run until the earlier of the Buyback Amount being utilised in the repurchase of Ordinary Shares or the expiry of the 2025 Authority (defined below). Shares repurchased will be held in treasury at the Company's discretion for later reissue or cancellation.
Treatt has given irrevocable and non-discretionary instruction to Investec and Peel Hunt to conduct the Share Buyback Programme on its behalf. The Brokers will act as "riskless" or "matched" principals for the purposes of the Share Buyback Programme, within certain parameters, and will make trading decisions concerning the purchases of Ordinary Shares independently of the Company.
Shares purchased under the Share Buyback Programme will take place in open market transactions and in accordance with the general authority to purchase Ordinary Shares granted to the directors of the Company by its shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting in 2025 (the "2025 Authority"). The maximum number of Ordinary Shares which the Company is authorised to purchase under the 2025 Authority is 6,120,976. In accordance with the 2025 Authority, the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is an amount equal to the higher of (i) 5% above the average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List on the five business days immediately preceding any Ordinary Shares being purchased and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for Ordinary Shares on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out. Furthermore, in accordance with the 2025 Authority, the minimum price which may be paid for each Ordinary Share is 2 pence, being the nominal value of an Ordinary Share. The Share Buyback Programme will be conducted in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) ("UK MAR") and the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), which deal with buyback programmes. The Share Buyback Programme will also be conducted in accordance with Chapter 9 of the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rules.
Treatt will make further regulatory announcements in respect of repurchases of Ordinary Shares as required.
For further information, please contact:
Treatt PLC David Shannon, Chief Executive Officer Ryan Govender, Chief Financial Officer
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Investec Bank Plc - Joint Corporate Broker | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Patrick Robb David Anderson Shalin Bhamra
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Peel Hunt LLP - Joint Corporate Broker | +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
George Sellar Andrew Clark Finn Nugent | |
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MHP - Financial PR | +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
Tim Rowntree Eleni Menikou Veronica Farah |
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