Transaction in Own Shares

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Regulatory News | 21 Jun, 2024

Updated : 07:01

RNS Number : 3033T
Serica Energy PLC
21 June 2024
 

Serica Energy plc

("Serica" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London, 21 June 2024 - Serica Energy plc (the "Company") (AIM: SQZ) announces that on 20 June 2024, it purchased 255,806 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in the Company on the London Stock Exchange through Peel Hunt LLP, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 24 April 2024 (the "Buyback Programme"). The shares purchased will be held in treasury.

 

Name of issuer:

Serica Energy plc

ISIN:

GB00B0CY5V57

Date of purchase:

20 June 2024

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

255,806

Lowest price paid per share (pence per share):

152.7000

Highest price paid per share (pence per share):

155.0000   

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence per share):

154.1283 

 

This announcement is prepared on a trade basis. It is expected that the shares purchased will be delivered to the Company within two working days. The total voting rights referred to below is prepared on a settlement basis.

 

Following the above, the Company will have 393,468,408 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in issue, of which 2,767,174 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares carrying voting rights will be 390,701,234.

 

The above figure of 390,701,234 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme.

 

 

Aggregate daily information

 

Trading Venue

Volume-weighted average price  per share

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share

Highest price per share

AIM (AIMX)

154.1060

246,460

152.70

155.00

Turquoise (TRQX)

154.7171

9,346

154.00

155.00

Total

154.1283

255,806

152.70

155.00

             

 

Individual transactions

 

Time of transaction

Price (pence per share)

Number of shares purchased

Exchange Venue

12:46:07

153.7

52

AIMX

12:46:07

153.7

2098

AIMX

12:46:07

153.7

13369

AIMX

12:46:07

153.7

11631

AIMX

12:46:11

153.5

724

AIMX

12:47:00

153.5

1760

AIMX

12:50:16

153.4

1488

AIMX

12:50:16

153.4

667

AIMX

12:55:03

153.3

52

AIMX

12:55:03

153.3

2184

AIMX

12:55:28

153.2

2426

AIMX

12:59:21

153.1

128

AIMX

12:59:25

153.1

2365

AIMX

13:02:01

153

289

AIMX

13:18:26

153.69

7844

AIMX

13:40:01

153.2

2348

AIMX

13:45:03

153

2234

AIMX

13:45:11

152.8

1781

AIMX

13:45:11

152.8

337

AIMX

13:46:33

152.7

1391

AIMX

13:46:33

152.7

1081

AIMX

13:48:15

152.7

571

AIMX

13:54:36

152.9

699

AIMX

13:54:36

152.9

1432

AIMX

14:15:52

153.8

52

AIMX

14:15:52

153.8

24948

AIMX

14:16:32

154

50000

AIMX

14:24:10

153.1

1509

AIMX

14:28:37

153.1

730

AIMX

14:32:01

153

2500

AIMX

14:33:42

152.7

756

AIMX

14:48:57

154

2409

TRQX

14:48:57

154

7626

AIMX

14:48:57

154

6274

AIMX

14:48:57

154

1100

AIMX

15:11:51

154.6

2318

AIMX

15:16:58

155

216

AIMX

15:16:58

155

2183

AIMX

15:17:39

155

2229

TRQX

15:18:30

155

2304

AIMX

15:18:56

155

2357

TRQX

15:19:27

154.8

988

AIMX

15:19:27

154.8

1378

AIMX

15:29:46

154.9

52

AIMX

15:29:46

154.9

59

AIMX

15:29:46

154.9

56

AIMX

15:32:02

154.9

52

AIMX

15:32:53

154.9

16000

AIMX

15:33:05

154.9

2351

TRQX

15:33:05

154.9

14781

AIMX

15:33:08

154.9

1592

AIMX

15:33:08

154.9

805

AIMX

15:33:10

154.8

2361

AIMX

15:33:44

154.6

2318

AIMX

15:37:13

154.5

351

AIMX

15:38:38

154.5

2123

AIMX

15:43:58

154.8

3726

AIMX

15:43:58

154.8

600

AIMX

15:43:58

154.8

12751

AIMX

15:43:58

154.5

1

AIMX

15:43:58

154.5

495

AIMX

15:43:58

154.5

24504

AIMX

 

 

 

Enquiries

 

Serica Energy plc

+44 (0)20 7390 0230 

David Latin (Chairman and Interim CEO) / Martin Copeland (CFO) / Stephen Lambert (VP Legal and External Relations)




Peel Hunt (Nomad & Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7418 8900

Richard Crichton / David McKeown / Emily Bhasin




Jefferies (Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7029 8000

Sam Barnett / Will Soutar




Vigo Consulting (PR Advisor)  

+44 (0)20 7390 0230

Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson

serica@vigoconsulting.com  

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

Serica Energy is a British independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of UKCS assets.

 

Serica has a balance of gas and oil production. The Company is responsible for about 5% of the natural gas produced in the UK, a key element in the UK's energy transition.

 

Serica's producing assets are focused around two main hubs: the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea, which it operates, and a mix of operated and non-operated fields tied back to the Triton FPSO. Serica also has operated interests in the producing Columbus (UK Central North Sea) and Orlando (UK Northern North Sea) fields and a non-operated interest in the producing Erskine field in the UK Central North Sea.

 

Serica has a two-pronged strategy for growth comprising investment in its existing portfolio and M&A.

 

Further information on the Company can be found at www.serica-energy.com.

 

The Company's shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SQZ and the Company is a designated foreign issuer on the TSX. To receive Company news releases via email, please subscribe via the Company website.

 

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