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Special dividends, tender offers and returns of capital announced, buyback programmes of 5% of the market value or more.

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Date	Company	Mcap	Theme	What happened
12 Oct	FirstGroup FGP	£985m	Capital returns	FY 2026 adjusted revenue up 25% to £1,716m; adjusted EPS increased to 20.3p; £100m...
	Earlier on this situation 12 Oct Completed second tranche of £100m buyback; commenced third £25m tranche. 27 Jul FirstGroup completed first £24.8m tranche of £100m buyback; second tranche commences. 18 Jun FirstGroup launches £100 million on-market share buyback programme to run until June 2027.
9 Oct	Oxford Metrics OMG	£37m	Capital returns	Oxford Metrics announces £3 million share buyback programme to commence 12 October 2026.
6 Oct	Taylor Maritime Investments Limited TMIP	£53m	Capital returns	Fourth capital return planned
	Why it matters On 6 October 2026 TML completed the sale of three handysize vessels for gross proceeds of about $48.6m and announced a fourth return of capital of $45m in November 2026, by partial compulsory redemption of shares. The last vessel in the fleet is being sold. Background The sale was agreed on 1 September 2026. The third return of $45m was made in July 2026, after the second ($30m, April–May) and earlier redemptions in January and February. What to watch Redemption price, timetable and terms, due with the quarterly trading update later in October; the sale of the final vessel; the November redemption. Market The shares closed at 57.0p on 5 October and 59.0p on 7 October (+3.5%). Market cap was about £53.7m on the day. The $45m return is therefore large relative to that. Earlier on this situation 23 Jun Sale of one vessel and 50% joint venture stake generates $28m; third return of capital of minimum $45m planned. 24 Apr Q1 2026 results with net loss of $9.4m; $30m capital return and managed realisation strategy announced.
29 Sep	Niox Group NIOX	£284m	Capital returns	H1 2026 revenue £24.0m down 4.8% YoY; adjusted EBITDA £8.3m; tender offer announced for £12.5m
28 Sep	Asiamet Resources Limited ARS	£10m	Capital returns	Special dividend of US$0.02677287 per share (£0.01988766) payable 29 September 2026.
	Earlier on this situation 24 Sep Indokal sale completed for US$104.9 million; special dividend of US$93.0 million announced; H1 2026 loss of US$2.4 million. 22 Sep Special dividend of £69.1m to be paid 29 September 2026, converted from USD 93.0m at GBP/USD 1.3462. 9 Sep Asiamet completes sale of Indokal and KSK Project to Norin Mining for US$104.9m; approves US$93.0m special dividend.

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