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CoinShares wins approval for 25% share buyback

CoinShares shareholders approved a large five-year share repurchase authority and a new 2026 equity plan while the company reports a strong, debt-free balance sheet.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

CoinShares PLC (CSHR) reported that shareholders approved all four resolutions at the September 15, 2026 extraordinary general meeting, including authority for the company to repurchase up to 25% of its outstanding ordinary shares over a period ending September 15, 2031 and to hold repurchased shares as treasury shares.

Based on approximately 131,780,209 ordinary shares outstanding, the repurchase authority represents capacity to buy back about 32.9 million shares within a price range of US$0.01 to US$20.00 per share. Shareholders also approved the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, related French tax-qualified free share grants, and the company highlighted net assets of $453 million, $413.9 million of Available Capital and no long-term debt.

Positive

  • Authority to repurchase up to 25% of ordinary shares (about 32.9 million shares) gives the Board a significant capital allocation tool over the next five years.
  • The company reported $453 million of net assets, $413.9 million of Available Capital and no long-term debt, indicating a strong balance sheet to support both growth and potential buybacks.
  • The 2026 Equity Incentive Plan was approved without increasing the number of shares reserved under the plan, supporting employee alignment while limiting additional dilution.

Negative

  • None.

Filing Explained

The approvals create capacity, not current activity: no repurchase is reported, and the incentive plan does not enlarge the existing share pool.

The September 15, 2026 EGM completed shareholder approval of the repurchase and incentive resolutions; the filing reports new authority to act, rather than a completed repurchase or grant.

The repurchase authority is a ceiling of up to 25% of ordinary shares through September 15, 2031; it does not require any specific purchase, and the company does not currently expect to use it in full.

The 2026 Equity Incentive Plan implements a previously approved equity pool without increasing the number of shares reserved under that plan, while the authority for French free-share grants runs through November 15, 2029.

Total ordinary shares in issue 131,780,209 shares As of the extraordinary general meeting on September 15, 2026
Votes cast at EGM 93,873,868 votes Extraordinary general meeting on September 15, 2026
EGM turnout 71.24% Votes cast as a percentage of voting shares at the EGM
Repurchase capacity 25% of ordinary shares (about 32.9 million shares) Authority to repurchase shares approved by shareholders
Repurchase price range US$0.01–US$20.00 per share Limits for market purchases of ordinary shares
Net assets $453 million Company statement entering the second half of the year
Available Capital $413.9 million Company statement entering the second half of the year
Long-term debt Zero Company reported no long-term debt
treasury shares financial
"Authority for Ordinary Shares purchased ... to be held by the Company as treasury shares"
Treasury shares are a company’s own stock that it has repurchased and keeps on its books instead of canceling or leaving in the hands of outside investors. Think of them like coupons a business puts back in a drawer: they don’t vote or receive dividends while held, but they can be reissued later for employee pay or fundraising. For investors this matters because buybacks change the number of shares that count toward earnings and ownership, can boost per‑share metrics, and use corporate cash that might otherwise go to growth or dividends.
Equity Incentive Plan financial
"Approval and adoption of the CoinShares PLC 2026 Equity Incentive Plan in its entirety"
An equity incentive plan is a program that gives employees, executives or directors the right to receive company stock or options to buy stock as part of their pay. Think of it as offering slices of future company profit to motivate people to boost long‑term performance; for investors it matters because it can align employee goals with shareholder value but also increases the number of shares outstanding, which can dilute existing ownership.
Segment EBITDA financial
"Our business also remained Segment EBITDA positive through a difficult first half"
Segment EBITDA measures how much profit a specific part of a company generates from its core operations, before accounting for interest, taxes and long-term accounting items like depreciation and amortization. Investors use it like inspecting a single slice of a pie to compare which business units are most profitable, track performance trends, and decide where to allocate capital because it highlights underlying operating results without financing or accounting differences.
attributions gratuites d’actions financial
"Authority for the Board to grant French tax-qualified free shares (attributions gratuites d’actions)"
Available Capital financial
"We entered the second half with approximately $453 million of net assets, $413.9 million of Available Capital"

FAQ

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What did CoinShares PLC (CSHR) shareholders approve at the September 2026 EGM?

Shareholders approved all four resolutions, including authority to repurchase up to 25% of ordinary shares, permission to hold repurchased shares as treasury shares, adoption of the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, and authority to grant French tax-qualified free shares under the plan.

How large is CoinShares’ new share repurchase authority relative to CSHR shares outstanding?

The authority allows repurchases of up to 25% of outstanding ordinary shares. Based on approximately 131,780,209 shares outstanding, this represents capacity to buy back about 32.9 million shares within a price range of US$0.01–US$20.00 per share.

What is CoinShares PLC’s current balance sheet position mentioned in the 6-K?

CoinShares stated it entered the second half with approximately $453 million of net assets, $413.9 million of Available Capital and no long-term debt, while remaining Segment EBITDA positive and generating positive net inflows through a difficult first half for digital assets.

When does CoinShares’ share repurchase authority expire?

The authority to repurchase up to 25% of ordinary shares expires on September 15, 2031. It establishes maximum capacity and does not require CoinShares to repurchase any specific number or value of shares.

Did the CoinShares (CSHR) 2026 Equity Incentive Plan increase the share reserve?

No. The company stated the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan is designed to implement the previously approved equity pool efficiently across jurisdictions, without increasing the number of shares reserved under the plan.

What was shareholder participation at CoinShares’ September 2026 EGM?

CoinShares reported 131,780,209 total voting shares and 93,873,868 votes cast, meaning 71.24% of eligible voting shares participated in the extraordinary general meeting held on September 15, 2026.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of September 2026

 

Commission File Number: 001-43222

 

CoinShares PLC

(Name of registrant)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

2 Hill Street

St. Helier, JE2 4UA

Jersey

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒       Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Results of Extraordinary General Meeting

 

On September 16, 2026, CoinShares PLC (the “Company”) made available to its shareholders on its website a notice of the final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting (the “EGM”), which took place on September 15, 2026. A copy of the notice is attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

On September 16, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the EGM on September 15, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.2

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Final Voting Results of the Vote for the Extraordinary General Meeting, dated September 15, 2026.
99.2   Press release, dated September 16, 2026.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 16, 2026 COINSHARES PLC
     
  By: /s/ Jean-Marie Mognetti
    Jean-Marie Mognetti
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

CoinShares PLC

A public company incorporated in Jersey

2 Hill Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 4UA

Registered number: 161481

 

FINAL RESULTS OF THE VOTE FOR

THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING1

15 SEPTEMBER 2026

 

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING — 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
 
Total Ordinary Shares in issue   131,780,209 shares
Total treasury shares   Nil
Total voting shares (eligible votes)   131,780,209 shares
Total number of votes cast   93,873,868 votes
Votes cast as a percentage of voting shares   71.24%

 

1For a full description of the items on the agenda, please refer to the Notice convening the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 15 September 2026.

 

 

 

RESULTS OF THE VOTES AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

 

      Passed /   Votes cast: IN
FAVOUR
   Votes cast: AGAINST    Total number of votes cast FOR   
Number  Resolutions  Rejected  Number    %   Figure    %    and AGAINST    ABSTENTIONS2 
1 

Authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own Ordinary Shares, in accordance with Article 57 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and Article 2.4 of the Articles, up to a maximum of 25% of the Ordinary Shares in issue, at a minimum price of US$0.01 and a maximum price of US$20.00 per Ordinary Share, for a period of five years expiring on 15 September 2031.

(Ordinary Resolution)

  Adopted   90,580,193    96.49%   3,293,651    3.51%   93,873,844    24 
2 

Authority for Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to Resolution 1 to be held by the Company as treasury shares rather than cancelled, and for the Directors to deal with such treasury shares from time to time in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and the Article.

(Ordinary Resolution)

  Adopted   93,372,607    99.47%   499,012    0.53%   93,871,619    2,249 
3 

Approval and adoption of the CoinShares PLC 2026 Equity Incentive Plan in its entirety, in the form adopted by the Board of Directors on 21 August 2026, including for the purposes of Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amende.

(Ordinary Resolution)

  Adopted   70,027,162    74.60%   23,845,453    25.40%   93,872,615    1,253 
4 

Authority for the Board to grant French tax-qualified free shares (attributions gratuites d’actions) under the Plan, including pursuant to the French Sub-Plan, on the terms set out in the Notice, for a period of 38 months expiring on 15 November 2029.

(Special Resolution)

  Adopted   70,136,632    95.63%   3,205,566    4.37%   73,342,198    20,531,670 

 

2 Abstentions (votes withheld) are not treated as votes cast and are accordingly not taken into account in the calculation of the percentages in favour and against, in accordance with the Notice convening the Extraordinary General Meeting and standard practice.

 

3 Resolutions 1, 2 and 3 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions, requiring the approval of a simple majority of the votes cast. Resolution 4 was proposed as a Special Resolution, requiring the approval of not less than 67% of the votes cast. Resolution 2 was conditional upon Resolution 1 being passed, and Resolution 4 was conditional upon Resolution 3 being passed; in each case that condition was satisfied.

 

4 Voting on all resolutions was conducted by way of a poll on the basis of one vote per Ordinary Share. A quorum was present throughout the Extraordinary General Meeting.

 

5 The results will be reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K and published on the Company’s website at https://investor.coinshares.com/general-meetings.

 

By Order of the Board

Company Secretary

CoinShares PLC

Jersey, 16 September 2026

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

CoinShares Shareholders Approve Authority to Repurchase up to 25% of Ordinary Shares and Adopt 2026 Equity Incentive Plan

 

September 16, 2026 | SAINT HELIER, Jersey — CoinShares PLC (“CoinShares” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CSHR), a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, today announced that shareholders approved all resolutions put to them at the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (the “EGM”) held on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, including authority for the Company to repurchase up to 25% of its outstanding ordinary shares and the adoption of the CoinShares PLC 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The repurchase authority provides the Board with an additional capital allocation tool. Based on approximately 131.8 million ordinary shares outstanding, the authority represents capacity to repurchase up to approximately 32.9 million ordinary shares. The authority conferred by this resolution will expire on September 15, 2031.

 

The authority establishes the maximum capacity available to the Board and does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number or value of shares. The Company does not currently expect to utilise the authority in full. Any decision to repurchase shares will take into account market conditions, the Company’s financial position, alternative uses of capital and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

 

Shareholders also approved the adoption of the CoinShares PLC 2026 Equity Incentive Plan in its entirety. The Plan is designed to allow the previously approved equity pool to be implemented efficiently across the jurisdictions in which CoinShares operates, without increasing the number of shares reserved under the Plan.

 

Jean-Marie Mognetti, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares, commented:

 

“Shareholder approval gives us the flexibility to act when we believe the market price of CoinShares materially understates the long-term value of the business.

 

“We entered the second half with approximately $453 million of net assets, $413.9 million of Available Capital and no long-term debt. Our business also remained Segment EBITDA positive through a difficult first half for digital assets and continued to generate positive net inflows.

 

“We have operated through multiple digital asset cycles and understand the importance of maintaining a strong balance sheet. Capital also needs to earn an appropriate return. Where our shares trade at a material discount to what we believe is their intrinsic value, repurchasing our own equity can represent an attractive use of capital.

 

“We are not choosing between returning capital and investing for growth. Our balance sheet gives us the capacity to do both, and we will remain disciplined in allocating capital among organic growth, strategic opportunities and potential share repurchases. The same discipline applies to equity incentives: we want our people aligned with shareholders while remaining disciplined about dilution.”

 

 

 

Extraordinary General Meeting

 

The EGM was held as a virtual meeting on September 15, 2026, with voting on all resolutions conducted by way of a poll. All four resolutions, as set out in the notice of the EGM, were duly passed.

 

The full voting results will be made available on the Company’s Investor Relations website as soon as practicable and will be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding potential share repurchases, capital allocation, market conditions, future growth opportunities, and CoinShares’ business and strategy.; and other statements identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” and “will”. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and other filings and submissions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CoinShares does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

 

About CoinShares

 

CoinShares is a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, delivering a broad range of financial services across investment management, trading and securities to a wide array of clients, including corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since 2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US.

 

CoinShares’ affiliated entities are regulated in Jersey by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés financiers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National Futures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares is publicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CSHR.

 

Investor Relations | investor.coinshares.com | corporateir@coinshares.com

 

 

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