Card Factory PLCLSE: CARD

Card Factory: Commencement of share repurchase programme

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Summary by 6ix AI

Card Factory plc, a UK retailer of greeting cards, gifts and celebration essentials, began a programme on October 21, 2026 to buy back its own shares and hold them in treasury, meaning the company keeps the shares itself rather than cancelling them.

Key details

  • The programme runs up to and including January 31, 2027.
  • As announced on September 28, 2026, the shares bought are intended to be used for awards under the company's employee share plans.
  • The programme is irrevocable and non-discretionary, meaning it cannot be withdrawn and individual purchases are not decided case by case. Purchases will be made within certain pre-set limits, under the company's general authority to buy back shares and in line with UK market abuse rules and Chapter 9 of the Listing Rules.
  • As at October 21, 2026, the company had 330,899,254 ordinary shares in issue, of which it held 3,857,571 in treasury, giving 327,041,683 total voting rights.

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21 October 2026

Card Factory plc

Share repurchase programme

Card Factory plc (the "Company") the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, gifts and celebration essentials, announces that it has commenced an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase shares on its own behalf, putting into treasury, to commence immediately.  The programme commences on 21 October 2026 and runs up to and including 31 January 2027.  As announced on 28 September 2026, the shares acquired are intended to be used to satisfy awards under the Company's employee share plans.

Any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with both the Company's general authority to repurchase shares and in compliance with Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (as it forms part of UK law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended)) and Chapter 9 of the Listing Rules. Card Factory plc confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company's total issued share capital consisted of 330,899,254 Ordinary Shares, with one voting right per share. The Company holds 3,857,571 Ordinary Shares as treasury shares, therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 327,041,683.

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