Transaction in Own Shares
22 January 2019
GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC
(the Company)
Transactions in own shares
The Company announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 155/19 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Merrill Lynch International, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on 5 July 2018 and as part of its up to £200.0 million share repurchase programme announced on 15 November 2018.
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Date of purchase:
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22 January 2019 |
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Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:
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114,000 |
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Lowest price paid per share (p):
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700.5000 |
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Highest price paid per share (p):
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709.1000 |
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Trading venue:
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London Stock Exchange |
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Volume weighted average price paid per share (p):
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704.4006 |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, the Company holds no ordinary shares in treasury and has 276,582,014 ordinary shares in issue. This is the figure which should be used by shareholders as the denominator when determining whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International as part of the buyback programme is detailed below:
Schedule of purchases
Shares purchased: Great Portland Estates plc (ISIN: GB00BF5H9P87)
Date of purchases: 22 January 2019
Investment firm: Merrill Lynch International
Individual transactions:
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