📈 Ceylon Investment & Ceylon Guardian Delay Rs. 1.02 Bn Share Repurchases to 22 Sept

• Key Highlights: Carson Cumberbatch Group's closed-end funds, Ceylon Investment PLC and Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC, have pushed back their combined Rs. 1.02 Bn share buyback offers by three weeks due to schedule adjustments. • Ceylon Investment PLC: • Repurchase Target: Up to 1,800,014 ordinary shares (1 for every 54 held). • Offer Price: Rs. 203.33 per share (anchored to 31 March 2026 NAV). • Total Value: Over Rs. 365.9 Mn. • Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC: • Repurchase Target: Up to 1,510,529 ordinary shares and 105,609 deferred shares (1 for every 53 held). • Offer Price: Rs. 406.43 per share (anchored to 31 March 2026 NAV). • Total Value: Over Rs. 613.9 Mn (ordinary) and over Rs. 42.9 Mn (deferred), net of 15% WHT. • Revised Timeline: • Entitlement Date: 11 September 2026. • Offer Period: 22 September to 13 October 2026. • Payment Deadline: 27 October 2026. • Strategic Context: Terms remain unchanged. The repurchases provide a capital-return mechanism for capital markets investors to realize value closer to the funds' net asset values.