Share repurchase programme

Wilmington plc ("Wilmington" or the "Group") (LON: WILM), the provider of data, information, education and training services in the global Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) markets, announces today that it will today commence a share repurchase programme of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") up to a maximum consideration of £5 million to be executed by the Group's next Annual General Meeting, expected to be held in November 2025 (the "Repurchase Programme").

As announced at the Group's half year results, Wilmington has a strong balance sheet which allows it to invest across the business, both organically and inorganically. The Board has concluded that a repurchase programme provides a balanced approach for additional returns of capital to shareholder whilst it continues its strategic priority, being the active pursuit of opportunities to invest in accretive acquisitions.

Wilmington has entered into a non-discretionary arrangement with Numis Securities Limited, trading as Deutsche Numis, to conduct the Repurchase Programme on its behalf starting from today. Under these arrangements, Deutsche Numis will make trading decisions in relation to the buyback of the Group's ordinary shares of 5 pence each independently of the Group within the programme terms and pre-set parameters, including in the case of any purchases made during closed periods.

Any purchase of Ordinary Shares done in relation to this announcement will be executed in accordance with (i) the terms and parameters of Deutsche Numis' engagement; (ii) the relevant regulations, including the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014), the Commission Delegated Regulation (2016/1052), in each case as such legislation forms part of retained EU law (as defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018), and Chapter 12 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules and (iii) the Group's general authority to make market purchases of Shares as approved by shareholders at the AGM held on 28th November 2024. There may be circumstances where the Group conducts share repurchases such that they exceed 25 per cent of the average daily volume in Ordinary Shares for the 20 trading days prior to the share repurchase.

The Group will announce any market repurchase of ordinary shares no later than 7.30am on the business day following the calendar day on which the repurchase occurred. Ordinary shares purchased under the Repurchase Programme will either be cancelled or held in treasury.

The Group confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.