Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9008F

QinetiQ Group plc

01 August 2016

 

QinetiQ Group plc

1 August 2016

Share Buyback Programme

QinetiQ Group plc (the 'Company') announces that today it has purchased for cancellation from Merrill Lynch International the following number of its ordinary shares of one pence each ('Shares'):

Description of shares:	QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence each
Number of Shares purchased:	230,079
Average price paid per Share (pence):	227.2164p
Highest price paid per Share (pence):	228.6
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):	225.2
Date of transaction:	1 August 2016
Time of transactions:	08:05-16:35
Trading venue:	London Stock Exchange
Broker:	Merrill Lynch International

The Company holds no Shares in treasury. 

Upon settlement of the above transaction, the Company will have 580,598,153 Shares in issue.  This figure represents the total number of voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

David Bishop, Investor Relations, QinetiQ Group plc      [phone]

 

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