Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2331A
Burberry Group PLC
20 January 2020
 

 

 

Burberry Group plc

 

Transaction in own shares

 

 

 

Burberry Group plc ("Burberry") announces today that it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 July 2019. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 6 September 2019, as announced on 6 September 2019:

 

Ordinary Shares

 

Date of purchase

17 January 2020

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

50,392

Highest price paid per share (pence):

2337.00

Lowest price paid per share (pence):

2304.00

Average price paid per share (pence):

2322.47

 

Burberry intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

 

Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 4,973,025 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 406,875,408 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 406,875,408 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2331A_1-2020-1-17.pdf

 

 

Burberry is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BRBY.L) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. ADR symbol OTC:BURBY.

 

BURBERRY, the Equestrian Knight Device, the Burberry Check and the Thomas Burberry Monogram and Print are trademarks belonging to Burberry.

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


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