Foresight Group Holdings Limited (FSG), a FTSE 250-listed investment manager specialising in real assets and capital for growth, has disclosed the purchase of 10,000 ordinary shares on each of five separate trading days between 30 October and 5 November 2026, executed through broker Berenberg as part of a share buyback programme first announced on 10 April 2025. The purchased shares will be held in treasury and will carry no voting rights while retained in that capacity. The disclosure confirms that an aggregate of 7,828,732 ordinary shares have now been bought back under the current programme in total.

Key Points

  • Foresight Group Holdings Limited (FSG) is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index, founded in 1984 and operating across the UK, Europe, and Australia
  • The company purchased 10,000 ordinary shares on each of five separate dates: 30 October, 2, 3, 4, and 5 November 2026
  • Volume weighted average prices ranged from 458.53p on 2 November to 485.93p on 5 November 2026; the aggregate buyback total under the programme stands at 7,828,732 shares
  • Investors may note that 1,365,843 shares are now held in treasury, leaving 110,981,960 shares with voting rights from a total of 112,347,803 in issue

Daily Buyback Prices and Volumes for FSG's Five-Session Purchase Window

Foresight Group purchased 10,000 ordinary shares on each of the five trading days covered by the announcement, with all transactions executed on the London Stock Exchange through Berenberg. On 30 October 2026, the volume weighted average price was 476.04p, with a session range of 474.00p to 478.00p. On 2 November the weighted average fell to 458.53p, with the lowest price paid recorded at 447.50p. Prices recovered across the subsequent sessions, reaching a weighted average of 468.41p on 3 November, 476.16p on 4 November, and 485.93p on 5 November 2026, the highest of the five days covered.

Treasury Share Holdings and Voting Rights Following the November Transactions

Once settled, the shares purchased across these five sessions will be added to Foresight's treasury holding, where they carry no voting rights under applicable UK company law. Following these transactions, the announcement states that 1,365,843 of the Group's 112,347,803 ordinary shares in issue are held in treasury and are therefore non-voting. The remaining 110,981,960 shares retain full voting rights and represent the denominator shareholders should use when calculating whether they are required to disclose interests under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Foresight's Buyback Programme in the Context of Its Real Assets Investment Strategy

Foresight Group, founded in 1984, describes itself as a leading investment manager focused on real assets and providing capital for growth, with operations spanning the UK, Europe, and Australia. The firm's investment activities are directed towards the energy transition, decarbonisation, nature recovery, and backing ambitious growth companies. The share buyback programme, which has now returned an aggregate of 7,828,732 ordinary shares since its initiation, reflects the Group's ongoing capital management activity alongside its diversified range of private and public funds serving both institutional and retail investors.