Dewhurst PLC (AIM:DWHT) commences share repurchases on January 25, 2019, under the program mandated by the shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on February 8, 2018. As per the mandate, the company is authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of 496,380 ordinary shares and 774,855 ‘A’ non-voting ordinary shares, representing 15% of its issued share capital. The minimum price which may be paid for each ordinary share is 10 pence. The shares may be repurchased at a price of not more than 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for such ordinary and ‘A’ non-voting ordinary shares, as derived from the Stock Exchange Daily Official List, for the 10 dealing days immediately preceding the day of the purchase. The authority shall expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2019.