By Sean Farrell
Date: Tuesday 08 Feb 2022
LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Riverstone Energy said it would buy back an extra £46m of shares after completing the C$53m (£31m) sale of its stake in Canada's Pipestone Energy.
The oil and gas explorer said it sold its position in Pipestone for C$4.55 a share and would use the £31m proceeds to make further investments in decarbonisation and energy transition alongside the increased buyback.
Riverstone has bought back 7.74 million shares since May 2021 at a cost of about £36m, with £4m of the planned repurchases remaining.
"The board and the investment manager have now agreed to allocate an additional £46m to the programme," Riverstone said.
The company will seek shareholder approval to buy up 14.99% of its shares at a general meeting. Riverstone shares rose 4.4% to 528p at 10:43 GMT.
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Currency | UK Pounds |
Share Price | 798.00p |
Change Today | -1.00p |
% Change | -0.13 % |
52 Week High | 900.00 |
52 Week Low | 680.00 |
Volume | 5,520 |
Shares Issued | 24.59m |
Market Cap | £196.24m |
Beta | 0.01 |
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16:35 | 92 @ 798.00p |
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16:35 | 61 @ 798.00p |
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