Transaction in Own Shares
Mercia Asset Management PLC has repurchased a total of 130,000 ordinary shares between October 15th and October 21st, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. These shares were acquired at a volume-weighted average price of 31.00 pence per share, with the company intending to cancel them. Additionally, 10,000 shares were transferred from treasury to satisfy employee share options on October 19th, 2026. Following these transactions, the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, stands at 419,344,454.
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| RNS | 22 October 2026 |
Mercia Asset Management PLC
("Mercia", the "Company" or the "Group")
Transaction in Own Shares
Mercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the proactive, regionally focused private capital asset manager with over £2.2billion of assets under management, announces that it has made the following purchases of Ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange, pursuant to the Share Buyback Programme announced on 1 April 2026, for the period from 15 October 2026 to 21 October 2026 (the "Period").
| Date of purchase: | Number of Ordinary Shares repurchased: | Highest price paid per Ordinary Share (p): | Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share (p): | Volume weighted average price paid (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-26 | 50,000 | 31.00 | 31.00 | 31.00 |
| 19-Oct-26 | 80,000 | 31.00 | 31.00 | 31.00 |
The Company intends to cancel the shares.
The Company also announces that on 19 October 2026, the Company transferred 10,000 Ordinary Shares from Treasury to satisfy the exercise of employee share options.
Following the purchase and the transfer from Treasury, the number of Ordinary Shares in issue and admitted to trading on AIM will be 419,344,454 (excluding treasury shares), and the Company is holding 11,216,903 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
This figure of 419,344,454 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Canaccord Genuity Limited for the Period, on behalf of the Company, as part of the Share Buyback Programme on both an aggregate and individual trade basis:
Aggregate information:
| Venue | Volume Weighted Average Price (p) | Aggregated Volume | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMX | 31.00 | 130,000 | |||
| Individual transactions: | |||||
| Date of Transaction: | Volume | Price per Ordinary Share (p) | Transaction Time | Trading Venue | Transaction Reference |
| 15-Oct-26 | 50,000 | 31.00 | 12:52:28 | AIMX | 00113694016TRLO1 |
| 19-Oct-26 | 80,000 | 31.00 | 13:12:39 | AIMX | 00113796995TRLO1 |
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