The Company announces that on 11 April 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20340/399 pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 5 May 2023 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 20 February 2024, as announced on 20 February 2024.
Date of purchase:
11 April 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:
174,626
Lowest price paid per share:
£ 77.6000
Highest price paid per share:
£ 79.1000
Average price paid per share:
£ 78.3360
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, the Company has 163,542,513 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury).
A full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.
Investor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Aleksandar Milenkovic (+44 (0)7469 905 720);
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Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: 174,626 (ISIN: GB00BHJYC057)
Date of purchases: 11 April 2024
Investment firm: GSI
Aggregated information:
London Stock Exchange
Cboe BXE
Cboe CXE
Turquoise
Number of ordinary shares purchased
90,832
53,000
21,966
8,828
Highest price paid (per ordinary share)
£ 79.1000
£ 78.9000
£ 79.0800
£ 79.0400
Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)
£ 77.6000
£ 77.6000
£ 77.6000
£ 77.6000
Volume weighted average price paid(per ordinary share)
£ 78.3912
£ 78.2172
£ 78.3828
£ 78.3646
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