Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC Purchases Own Shares

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The Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC has made a market purchase of its own shares, as authorized at its Annual General Meeting on 9 July 2025. This purchase is part of the company's efforts to manage its share capital. The transaction involved 4,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each, acquired at a price of 331.03 pence per share. The shares will be held in treasury.

Key Takeaways:

  • The company has purchased 4,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2.5p each at a price of 331.03 pence per share.
  • The total number of Ordinary shares held by the company in treasury is 177,093,570.
  • The total number of Ordinary shares that the company has in issue is 601,665,200.
  • The company has a resultant number of voting rights in the Company following the repurchase of 424,571,630.
  • Shareholders may use the figure of 424,571,630 as the denominator for calculating changes in their interest in the company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Statistics:

  • The company purchased 4,000,000 shares at a price of £331,040 (4,000,000 x 0.33103).
  • The total amount spent on the share purchase is £1,324,160 (4,000,000 x 0.33103 x 100p).
  • The number of shares held in treasury is 177,093,570.
  • The total number of shares in issue is 601,665,200.
  • The percentage of shares held in treasury is 29.44% (177,093,570 / 601,665,200).
  • The number of voting rights in the company after the repurchase is 424,571,630.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire For immediate release
  • Frostrow Capital LLP
  • Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC
  • FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules