Origin Enterprises plc (the "Company") announces that on 23 August 2024 it purchased a total of 20,000 of its ordinary shares of EUR 0.01 each (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin through Goodbody Stockbrokers UC ("Goodbody"), as detailed below.
Following settlement of the above transactions, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) shall be 106,323,039 (each carrying the right to one vote) and the Company's total number of ordinary shares in treasury (which do not carry voting rights) shall be 18,997,336.
The repurchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury pending their cancellation or re-issue in due course. The purchases form part of the Company's €20m share buyback programme announced on 20 November 2023.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (also in force in the UK, from time to time, including, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Goodbody on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out in the Appendix to this announcement.
