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NatWest reports 18% rise in first half profit

NatWest's first-half profit rose a slightly better than expected 18% as it grew loans and deposits, it said today, allowing the British lender to announce a fresh share buyback worth £750m.

Business • 25 Jul

AIB said that new lending increased by 14% to €3.2 billion in the first three months of the year

AIB to decide on buyback after AGM shareholder approval

AIB's board will decide over the coming week whether a proposed direct share buyback from the State should proceed after it was approved by shareholders today amid a drop in its share price since the plan was announced on March 5.

Business • 02 May

AB InBev built itself into the behemoth it is today via a series of blockbuster acquisitions that saw several major brewers internationally merged into one global giant

Brewer AB InBev announces $1 billion share buyback

Anheuser-Busch InBev's shares rose today after it announced a $1 billion share buyback, cheering investors who want to see the world's largest brewer returning more cash to shareholders while also paying down hefty debts.

Business • 31 Oct 23

AerCap raises annual earnings forecast, expands buyback

AerCap raised its full-year earnings guidance and increased its share buyback programme by $500m, on what the world's largest aircraft lessor described as robust demand from a booming airline industry.

Business • 27 Oct 23

Grafton Group owns the Chadwicks and Woodie's chains here

Grafton Group announces third share buy back programme

The parent company of Woodie's and Chadwicks, Grafton Group, has announced its intention to introduce a third share buyback programme worth up to £50m.

Business • 12 May 23

IHG said its operating profit for the six-month period ended June 30 rose to $361m, compared with $138m the same time last year

IHG sweetens shareholder returns on travel rebound

Holiday Inn owner IHG has today announced a share buyback programme of $500m and resumed the payment of an interim dividend, after its half-year profit more than doubled on the back of a steady recovery in post-pandemic travel.

Business • 09 Aug 22

AIB's €91m share buyback plan now complete

AIB said today that its share buyback programme has been successfully completed.

Business • 26 May 22

AIB said its total income increased 4% in the first three months of the year

AIB raises income outlook, announces share buyback

AIB has today reported a strong first quarter performance and announced the start of a share buyback programme for up to €91m.

Business • 05 May 22

Barclays has today posted a profit before tax for the three months ended March of £2.2 billion

Barclays puts buyback on hold after trading blunder

Barclays has put its share buyback plans on hold due to scrutiny by US regulators of a trading blunder it announced last month, piling early pressure on new CEO CS Venkatakrishnan.

Business • 28 Apr 22

Bank of Ireland also said itsshare buyback programme will start today and end no later than May 25 this year

Govt set to extend plan to sell down BoI shareholding

The Government is set to extend a plan to sell down its holding in Bank of Ireland, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a move that could allow the state to exit its bailout of the lender.

Business • 06 Apr 22

In total $300m worth of shares were purchased by CRH

CRH completes latest share buyback and begins another

Buildings materials company, CRH, has said it is to continue its share buyback programme through the return of a further $300m of cash to shareholders.

Business • 17 Mar 22

The overall Castleforbes consists of two hotels, 20,000 square feet of office space and 700 residential units

Glenveagh completes Dublin deal, announces buyback

Glenveagh Properties has confirmed the completion of the sale of the residential and second hotel sites at its Castleforbes site in the Dublin Docklands for €78.5m to a subsidiary of Eagle Street Partners Group.

Business • 16 Nov 21

Tesco said it could afford to start a multi-year share buyback earlier this month

Tesco starts its £500m share buyback

Retailer Tesco has started a programme to buy back shares with a value of up to £500m, it said today.

Business • 18 Oct 21

Asia-focused Standard Chartered today posted a 10% rise in quarterly profit

Standard Chartered flags turnaround progress

Standard Chartered today unveiled plans for an up to $1 billion share buyback, its first such in at least 20 years.

Business • 30 Apr 19

Lloyds's share buyback programme is worth up to £1.75 billion of ordinary shares

Lloyds Banking Group starts share buyback programme

Lloyds Banking Group said today it had started a previously announced share buyback programme worth up to £1.75 billion of ordinary shares.

Business • 01 Mar 19

CRH CEO Albert Manifold said the share buyback programme demonstrates management's confidence in the outlook for the business

CRH announces share buyback as Q1 sales dip 2%

Buildings materials group CRH today launched its first share buyback programme in a decade and also announced a new target to raise €1.5-2 billion from selling assets.

Business • 25 Apr 18

BP is the first major European energy company to resume buybacks since the 2014 price slump

BP begins share buybacks as years of austerity pay off

BP said today it would begin a share buyback programme, making it the first major European energy company to resume buybacks since the 2014 price slump in a sign years of austerity have paid off.

Business • 15 Nov 17

William Hill said its operating profit for 2015 fell 22% to £291.4m

William Hill announces share buyback, up dividend

British bookmaker William Hill has announced a £200m sharebuyback and hiked its full-year dividend, despite a fall in profit for the year.

Business • 26 Feb 16

Rolls-Royce on track to meet its guidance for this year and next

Rolls-Royce to return £1 billion to shareholders

Rolls-Royce plans to launch a £1 billion share buyback, saying that with no major acquisitions on the horizon, it would return to investors the proceeds from a recent disposal.

Business • 19 Jun 14

Elan to use almost a third of the $3.25 billion proceeds from Tysabri deal to buy back shares

Elan to use Tysabri proceeds to buy back shares

Pharmaceutical company Elan said it will return $1 billion of the proceeds from selling its stake in the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri to shareholders.

Business • 22 Feb 13

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