M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC
(“Group” or “M.P. Evans”)
Share buyback programme
The board of directors of M.P. Evans (“Board“) is pleased to announce the resumption of its share buyback programme (“Programme“) following the expiry of its previous programme on 14 December 2023. The Programme will have a budget of £1.5 million from the date of this announcement, with an initial term of two months. All shares acquired under the Programme will be cancelled.
The Board maintains the view that its overall business and its assets are currently undervalued, with the current enterprise value being below the independent valuation of its assets.
The Group’s robust balance sheet continues to provide the opportunity to repurchase shares at advantageous levels that will be earnings enhancing.
The Programme will operate under the authority granted to the Group by shareholders at the Group’s most recent Annual General Meeting, held on 9 June 2023, and within the regulatory limit on the quantity of shares the Group may purchase on any single day. The Programme will be undertaken using a phased approach and have an initial duration of two months.
The Board will keep the Programme under review and will make a decision in due course on whether to extend it.
In order to implement the Programme, M.P. Evans has entered into an agreement with Cavendish Capital Markets Limited for them independently to carry out on-market purchases of its 10p shares. The Programme will be conducted in compliance with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the delegated regulations made pursuant to it.
19 January 2024
Enquiries:
| M.P. Evans Group PLC | Telephone: +44 (0)1892 516333 |
| Peter Hadsley-Chaplin – chairman | |
| Matthew Coulson – chief executive | |
| Luke Shaw – chief financial officer | |
| Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Advisor and Sole Broker) | Telephone: +44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
| Matt Goode, George Lawson, Rory Sale – Corporate FinanceTim Redfern, Harriet Ward – Equity Capital Markets | |
| Hudson Sandler (Financial PR) | Telephone: +44 (0)20 7796 4133 |
| Charlie Jack, Charlotte Cobb, Francis Kerrigan |