Groupe CRIT SA (ENXTPA:CEN) commences share repurchases on January 25, 2023, under the program mandated by shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on June 9, 2023. As per the mandate, the company is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its share capital for ?123.75 million. The highest price to be paid for repurchase is ?110 per share.

The purpose of the program is to ensure the animation of the secondary market or the liquidity of the company's share, to keep the purchased shares and subsequently return them for exchange or payment as part of possible external growth operations (not more than 5% of its share capital), to ensure coverage of stock option plans and/or free share plans (or similar plans) for the benefit of employees and/or corporate officers of the group as well as all share allocations to the under a company or group savings plan (or similar plan), for participation in the company's results and/or all other forms of allocation of shares to employees and /or corporate officers of the group, to ensure coverage of transferable securities giving right to the allocation of shares in the company within the framework of current regulations, to proceed with the possible cancellation of the shares acquired. The authorization will be valid for 18 months.