Shares of “VI.ru” fell by 5% despite the buyback // Shares of “VI.ru” fell by 5% after the decision to buy back 500 million rubles.

Shares of "VI.ru" ("All Instruments.ru") lost more than 5% of the value after the company's decision to repurchase securities in the amount of up to 500 million rubles.

At 12:05 GMT, VI.ru paper fell by 4.12%, to 71.43 rubles. per share. By 14:53, they continued to fall to 70.68 rubles per share (-5.1%).

On September 29, the board of directors of VI.ru approved the repurchase of shares. It will be possible from November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. The company said that the repurchase of shares is needed to form a program of long-term employee motivation.

Oleg Bezumov, director of financial strategy at VI.ru, called the long-term motivation program fundamentally important, since, according to him, the company’s employees will be directly interested in the growth of business value. He pointed out that the company’s current assessment “does not fully reflect the results achieved, financial sustainability and long-term potential.”.