The Board of Directors of IMS Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in Warsaw (“the Company”) informs that in the period from 08.03.2019 to 14.03.2019 the Company acquired, through IPOPEMA Securities S.A., 8,425 (eight thousand four hundred and twenty-five) own shares at the average unit price of PLN 4.20. The total acquisition price, including the cost of acquisition, amounted to PLN 35,436.39.
In line with information communicated by IPOPEMA Securities S.A.:
- on 08.03.2019, 1,075 IMS S.A. shares were acquired constituting 0.0034% share in the share capital of the Company and 0.0034% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting. The average unit acquisition price was PLN 4.37;
- on 11.03.2019, 2,270 IMS S.A. shares were acquired constituting 0.0071% share in the share capital of the Company and 0.0071% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting. The average unit acquisition price was PLN 4.34;
- on 12.03.2019, 1,600 IMS S.A. shares were acquired constituting 0.0050% share in the share capital of the Company and 0.0050% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting. The average unit acquisition price was PLN 4.22;
- on 13.03.2019, 1,200 IMS S.A. shares were acquired constituting 0.0038% share in the share capital of the Company and 0.0038% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting. The average unit acquisition price was PLN 4.08;
- on 14.03.2019, 2,280 IMS S.A. shares were acquired constituting 0.0072% share in the share capital of the Company and 0.0072% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting. The average unit acquisition price was PLN 4.02.
The detailed list of transactions conducted in the period from 08.03.2019 to 14.03.2019 is included in the attachment to this report.
The nominal value of one share is PLN 0.02, and the total nominal value of shares acquired on the dates mentioned above was PLN 168.50. The acquired block of 8,425 shares constitutes 0.0264% of Company share capital and gives 8,425 votes constituting 0.0264% votes in the General Shareholder Meeting of the Company.
At the same time, the Board of Directors of IMS S.A. in connection with the provisions of Resolution No.1 of the Board of Directors of IMS S.A. regarding the terms and conditions as well as the procedure to exercise Tranche 6 of the Company Own Shares Buy-back Programme communicated in current report No. 64/2018 of 27 November 2018 informs that on 14 March this year the purchase of own shares conducted as part of Tranche 6 of the Company Own Shares Buy-back Programme was completed (in line with the adopted schedule) and cleared pursuant to Resolution No.19 of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of IMS S.A. (“AGM”) of 25 May 2017 and Resolution No. 26 of the Annual General Meeting of the IMS S.A. (AGM”) of 6 June 2018. Within this Tranche the Company acquired in total 143,219 shares of the total nominal value of PLN 2,864.38 constituting 0.45% of the share capital of the Issuer and giving right to 143,219 votes in the GM (0.45% of total votes). The average unit acquisition price was PLN 3.81 per share.
At present the Company holds in total 143,219 own shares, constituting 0.45% of Company’s share capital and giving 143,219 votes constituting 0.45% of votes in the General Shareholder Meeting of the Company. In line with the decision of the Board of Directors of IMS S.A. made on 15 March 2019, own shares of the Company acquired within Tranche 6 shall be intended for redemption. The Board of Directors of IMS S.A. will recommend the General Shareholder Meeting of the Company redeem the own shares acquired within the above mentioned Tranche 6 of the Buy-back after the the entire Buy-back Programme mentioned above has been completed.
The Issuer, pursuant to Article 364 paragraph 2 of the Commercial Companies Code, does not exercise its right to vote from shares held. In line with Resolution No.26 of the AGM of 6 June 2018, the Company may still use for the purpose of own shares acquisition the amount of PLN 3,034,000 by 31 December 2019 at the latest.
Detailed legal basis: Article 2 paragraph 2 and 3 of the COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2016/1052