PayPoint
PAY · Main Market · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £389m · 663.5p
PayPoint runs a network of over 30,000 UK convenience stores offering bill payments, parcel collection and card services. It also owns Love2shop gift cards and savings, plus Open Banking and e-commerce parcel businesses.
Positive 1 Sep 2026
Shareholder Asteriscos Patrimonial built stake from below 3% to about 34%Large stake accumulation between December 2025 and September 2026 could signal strategic interest or influence over the register. 1 Sep 2026 1 Apr 2026 11 Dec 2025
Positive 1 Jul 2026
Buyback target raised to circa 30% share capital reduction by FY28Larger planned reduction of issued capital alongside a cost base review and a growing ordinary dividend. 1 Jul 2026 30 Mar 2026
Negative 11 Jun 2026
£100m EBITDA target slipped; FY26 EBITDA £92.0mManagement said the £100m target would take longer; FY26 underlying EBITDA reached £92.0m. 11 Jun 2026 20 Nov 2025
Negative 11 Jun 2026
Net corporate debt rose to £132.5m from £97.4mDebt rose with buybacks and special dividend, above the prior leverage framework. 11 Jun 2026
Positive 24 Nov 2025
CEO and CFO bought shares after share price fell in November 2025Nick Wiles bought 25,000 shares at 538p and the CFO and a PDMR also bought after the cautious H1 update. 24 Nov 2025 21 Nov 2025
- 2026-07-01 buyback programme · £25 million – Third buyback tranche through 31 March 2027; 17.7% share reduction to date 1 Jul 2026
- 2026-06-24 acquisition – Completed acquisition of AperiData, previously held with £1m strategic investment 24 Jun 2026
- 2025-07-01 buyback programme · £30 million – Buyback of at least £30m per annum to March 2028, targeting at least 20% equity reduction 1 Jul 2025
- 2024-08-01 acquisition · £10.5m – Increased stake in obconnect to 59.3%; put option for remaining stake up to £20.0m 1 Aug 2024
- 2024-07-01 buyback programme · £20 million – Share buyback to cancel shares, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 1 Jul 2024
- 2024-05-29 acquisition · £1 million – Strategic investment in Aperidata, Open Banking and credit reporting platform 29 May 2024
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