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RNS Number : 9545X  Lion Finance Group PLC  24 March 2026

 

London, 24 March 2026

 

Lion Finance Group PLC announces Transaction in own shares and completion of
buyback programme

 

Lion Finance Group PLC (the "Company"- LSE: BGEO LN) announces that on 16, 17,
18, 19 and 20 March 2026, Cavendish Capital Markets Limited ("Cavendish")
purchased on behalf of the Company ordinary shares of £0.01 each on the
London Stock Exchange, as set out in the table below (the "Repurchased
Shares"). These purchases were made pursuant to the share buyback and
cancellation programme announced on 20 August 2025, extended on 20 November
2025 and further extended on 25 February 2026 (the "Buyback Programme").

 

 Date of purchase  Number of Shares purchased  Highest price paid per Share (p)  Lowest price paid per Share (p)  Average market price paid per Share (p)
 16 March 2026     6,550                       9,860.0000                        9,635.0000                       9,745.8298
 17 March 2026     11,887                      9,880.0000                        9,595.0000                       9,854.3744
 18 March 2026     9,705                       10,040.0000                       9,810.0000                       9,892.8922
 19 March 2026     13,260                      9,395.0000                        9,090.0000                       9,279.3997
 20 March 2026     13,260                      9,585.0000                        9,115.0000                       9,324.7828

 

The Company has completed the GEL 53.5 million share buyback announced on 25
February 2026. Application will be made later this month for the Repurchased
Shares to be cancelled pending which the shares will be held in Treasury.
Since the launch of the Buyback Programme in August 2025 the Company has
purchased 639,647 ordinary shares.

Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares, the total number of
ordinary shares with voting rights will be 43,223,929 which 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 the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended), a full breakdown of the
individual trades made by Cavendish on behalf of the Company is available via
the link below:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9545X_1-2026-3-24.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9545X_1-2026-3-24.pdf)

 

 

For further information, please contact: Computershare Company Secretarial
Services Limited, LionFinanceGroup-CoSec@computershare.co.uk
(mailto:LionFinanceGroup-CoSec@computershare.co.uk)

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Computershare Company Secretarial Services Limited, Company Secretary

 

About Lion Finance Group PLC

Lion Finance Group PLC (LSE: BGEO LN) is an LSE listed company whose main
subsidiaries provide banking and financial services focused in the high-growth
Georgian and Armenian markets through leading, customer-centric, universal
banks - Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. By building on
our competitive strengths, we are committed to driving business growth,
sustaining high profitability, and generating strong returns, while creating
opportunities for our stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the
communities where we operate.

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

For further information, please visit www.lionfinancegroup.uk
(https://lionfinancegroup.uk/) or contact:

 

 Sam Goodacre                                Nini Arshakuni
 Adviser to the CEO                          Head of Investor Relations
 +44 203 178 4034                            +44 203 178 4034
 sgoodacre@lfg.uk (mailto:sgoodacre@lfg.uk)  ir@lfg.uk

 

 

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