Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited repurchased and cancelled 25,042 ordinary shares on 15 December 2025 at an average price of 1,026 GBp per share (range 1,024–1,026 GBp), reducing issued share capital to 53,874,525 with 9,025,940 shares held in treasury and leaving total voting rights of 44,848,586; the buyback is modest—about 0.05% of issued capital—and represents a cash-funded capital reduction that slightly concentrates remaining shareholders and changes the voting-rights denominator for regulatory notification purposes.
Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited repurchased and cancelled 25,042 ordinary shares on 15 December 2025 at an average price of 1,026 GBp per share (range 1,024 to 1,026 GBp). Following the transaction the company reports issued share capital of 53,874,525, total shares held in treasury of 9,025,940 and total voting rights of 44,848,586. The repurchase size is very small—about 0.05% of issued capital—and therefore unlikely to materially affect liquidity, NAV per share or market valuation on its own. Cancellation of the shares slightly concentrates remaining holdings and reduces the voting-rights denominator used for regulatory disclosure calculations. The announcement stresses that treasury shares attract no voting rights and provides the new voting-rights figure for FCA notification purposes; the provided sentiment signal is mildly positive but the tone is neutral. This appears to be a routine capital-management action rather than an indication of a broader buyback program, so investors should watch for follow-on announcements before revising fundamental views.
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