Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Autotrader Group plc has announced the purchase of 3,500,000 ordinary shares for cancellation between September 14 and September 18, 2026, with an average price paid per share ranging from 488.09 pence to 500.62 pence. Following these transactions, the company has 777,194,795 ordinary shares in issue and 5,501,335 shares held in treasury, resulting in a total of 771,693,460 voting rights. This reduction in outstanding shares may impact future earnings per share calculations.

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Autotrader Group PLC
21 September 2026
 

 

 

 

 

 

21 September 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autotrader Group plc (“Autotrader” or the “Company”)

 

 

 

 

 

Autotrader Group plc Transaction in Own Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Autotrader Group plc (the "Company") announces that in the period 14 September 2026 to 18 September 2026 it purchased through Merrill Lynch International the following number of its ordinary shares for Cancellation.

Date of purchase

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence)

Highest purchase price paid per share (pence)

Lowest purchase price paid per share (pence)

14-Sep-26

596,000

500.6190

505.4000

496.2000

15-Sep-26

596,300

494.9960

499.1000

492.5000

16-Sep-26

603,500

499.9720

503.0000

491.3000

17-Sep-26

644,400

497.2979

501.8000

492.9000

18-Sep-26

660,800

488.0851

491.3000

484.5000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following the above transactions, the Company has 777,194,795 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,501,335 ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 771,693,460 which 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, Autotrader Group plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autotrader Group plc

 

 

 

Claire Baty, Company Secretary

     0345 111 0006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

Please see attached PDF for full list of transactions.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5657V_1-2026-9-21.pdf

 

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