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Informa Launches £200m 2026 Share Buyback Programme

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  • Informa has started a 2026 share buyback with at least £200 million committed.
  • All repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing share capital and returning cash to investors.
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Informa Launches £200m 2026 Share Buyback Programme

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Informa ( (GB:INF) ) has shared an announcement.

Informa PLC has launched its 2026 share buyback programme with an initial minimum commitment of £200 million, appointing Deutsche Numis to execute purchases of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and other venues as riskless principal under pre-set parameters. The programme, aimed at reducing Informa’s share capital by cancelling all repurchased shares, is authorised under shareholder approvals granted at the 2025 AGM and may involve buying back up to 111,328,689 shares before the authority expires in 2026, with potential for further buybacks through the year, signalling continued capital returns to shareholders and active balance sheet management within regulatory constraints.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:INF) stock is a Hold with a £969.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Informa stock, see the GB:INF Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:INF Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:INF is a Outperform.

Informa’s strong financial performance and positive earnings call sentiment are major strengths, supporting a stable outlook. However, the high P/E ratio suggests overvaluation, and technical indicators show potential overbought conditions, which moderate the overall score.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:INF stock, click here.

More about Informa

Informa PLC is a UK-listed business information and events group that operates across exhibitions, conferences and specialist data services, serving professional and commercial markets worldwide.

Average Trading Volume: 3,528,915

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

Current Market Cap: £11.16B

See more data about INF stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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