Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2747A
MITIE Group PLC
19 December 2014
 



19 December 2014

Mitie Group plc



 

Mitie Group plc (the "Company") - Transaction in own Shares

 

Pursuant to the general authority given to the Company by shareholders, the Company announces that it has purchased ordinary shares of 2.5p ("Shares") each as follows:

 

Date of purchase: 18 December 2014

 

Number of Shares purchased: 246,721        

 

Highest price paid: 275.3p      

 

Lowest price paid: 270.1p

 

The purchase represented an average price of 275.06p per Share.

 

The purchased Shares will be held in treasury rather than being cancelled, so that they can be reissued at a later date, if required. Following this purchase, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 365,291,736 and the total number of shares held in treasury is 9,546,160.  The Board has approved the purchase of Shares in order to offset the increase in share numbers anticipated from the issue of Shares in connection with the Company's share schemes.

 

 

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For further information, contact:

Erica Lockhart

Executive Affairs Director, Mitie Group plc

T: +44 (0) 203 123 8179                   M: +44 (0) 7979 784 488                   E: erica.lockhart@mitie.com 

 

Helen Greenwood

Investor and Public Relations Manager, Mitie Group plc

T: +44 (0) 203 123 8731                   M: +44 (0)7467 442 962                   E: helen.greenwood@mitie.com

 

 

 

What is Mitie?

Mitie is a FTSE250 strategic outsourcing company.

We work with people who want to perform better - now and in the future. We help our clients to run more efficient and effective businesses by looking after their facilities, their energy needs and the people they're responsible for.

We're all about developing our people to excel every day, challenge the status quo, and inspire change in the way people live and work.

Find out more at www.mitie.com

 


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