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Buy-backs of shares in CoinShares International Limited

 

As announced on 30 December 2022, the Board of Directors of CoinShares International Limited (“CoinShares” or the “Company“) (Nasdaq Stockholm Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), Europe’s largest and leading digital asset investment and trading group, resolved to implement a share buy-back program and repurchase shares on Nasdaq Stockholm Market during the period 3 January 2023, up to and including 3 April 2023 for total maximum amount of SEK 25 million in accordance with the authorisation from the Annual General Meeting on 20 June 2022.

The Board of Directors’ resolution to implement the share buy-back program was made after the Board’s review of the Company’s capital structure and was implemented for the purposes of reducing the capital of the Company.

The share buy-back program is carried out in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 (the “Safe Harbour Regulation”).

The Company today announces that share buy-backs of shares in the Company (ISIN: JE00BLD8Y945) have been effected as set forth below (aggregated level):

Date

Number of
shares
acquired

Lowest price
paid (SEK)

Highest price
paid (SEK)

Volume
weighted
average (SEK)

03 March 2023

1,200

32.85

33.70

33.03

06 March 2023

1,124

31.55

32.80

32.71

07 March 2023

1,050

30.55

32.50

31.29

08 March 2023

320

32.00

32.60

32.42

09 March 2023

1,110

32.35

33.30

33.02

4,804

All share buy-backs have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm Market by the Company. Following the above repurchases, the Company’s holding of own shares as of 10 March 2023 amounts to 325,902 shares. The total number of shares in CoinShares amounts to 68,135,425.

For a full break-down of repurchases made, please refer to the attached announcement.

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CoinShares Announces Interim Results for the Period ended 31 March 2022

 

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF) (“CoinShares”)Europe’s largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm today announced preliminary financial results for its first quarter ended 31 March 2022 and provided an update on its corporate strategy.

Q1 2022 financial highlights

  • Combined revenue, gains and other income of £27.96 million (Q1 2021: £39.91  million)
  • Adjusted EBITDA of £18.7 million (31 March 2021: £34.2 million).
  • Total comprehensive income of £20.2 million (31 March 2021: £32.1 million).
  • ETP assets under Management (“AUM”) as at 31 March 2022 of £3.07 billion (31 March 2021: £3.4 billion)
  • CoinShares Blockchain Global Equity Index (BLOCK Index) assets under Management (“AUM”) as at 31 March 2022 of £0.88 billion.
  • Net asset position of the Group as at 31 March 2022 of £221 million (December 2021: £200.5 million).

Q1 2022 operational highlights

  • Important steps taken towards the Group’s long-term strategy, including progressing plans to uplist to the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market, hiring a Group Head of Marketing and Communications with a dedicated team and integrating consumer platform, Napoleon.
  • Investment into key growth areas, including growing the staff base, which as at 31 March 2022 stands at 95 individuals (up from 42 as at 1 January 2020).
  • Ongoing diversification of the Group’s asset management platform through the launch of 4 additional products within the CoinShares Physical product suite.
  • A diversification in activities of the Capital Markets team, whose performance was driven by, among other things, the deployment of capital into DeFi protocols to generate staking rewards and yield.
  • Continued deployment of Principal Investments arm, including increased stake in Swiss digital bank, FlowBank.

Commenting on Q1 2022’s results, Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares said:

“CoinShares has delivered a good first quarter with strong financial and operational progress. We delivered resilient EBITDA of £18.7 million, all while making considerable steps to advance our long-term strategy. This includes work towards our imminent uplisting to Stockholm’s main market, significantly growing our headcount, including a new Group Head of Marketing and a dedicated team to support the Group’s enlarged footprint, and integrating our consumer platform, Napoleon.

“We are continuing to invest in our long-term future, and the Group is well positioned to navigate the shifting global regulatory landscape for digital assets in 2022.”