UIL Limited bought 2026 ZDP shares and sold part of its 2028 ZDP holding

what happened

On 16 October 2026, UIL Limited told the London Stock Exchange's RNS service about two market trades involving its subsidiary, UIL Finance Limited. The company bought 23,000 2026 ZDP shares at 151.00p each. These shares are redeemable on 31 October 2026, and the company will hold them as an investment.

The company then sold 14,400 2028 ZDP shares at 133.00p each. After the trades, UIL Limited holds 5,964,126 shares of the 2026 series and 4,533,431 of the 2028 series. The total number of shares in issue is unchanged at 25,000,000 and 30,000,000 respectively.

why it matters

Filings of this kind are routine and rarely move the broader market. They show how the company manages its own holdings of subsidiary securities. Buying shares that redeem in two weeks looks like parking spare cash until maturity, so the news is mainly a detail of the group's capital structure rather than a signal about its finances.

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