Transaction in Own Shares

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GB Group plc has purchased 150,000 of its ordinary shares on 18 February 2026 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, with the volume-weighted average price paid being 198.3904 pence per share, and the lowest and highest prices paid being 196.80 pence and 202.00 pence respectively. These acquired shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 235,806,471, which will serve as the denominator for shareholder notification calculations under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Disclaimer*

GB Group PLC
19 February 2026
 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.                                                                        19 February 2026

GB Group plc

Transaction in own shares

GB Group plc ("GBG", "Group" or the "Company"), announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme originally announced on 23 July 2025 and as extended on 25 November 2025 ("Share Buyback Programme"), the Company purchased the following number of its Ordinary 2.5p Shares ("Ordinary Shares") through Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis").

Date of purchase:

18 February 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

150,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

196.80

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

202.00

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

198.3904

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 235,806,471 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 235,806,471. This figure 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, the Company 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), as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme. 

Individual transactions: 

Number of ordinary shares purchased

Transaction price
(GBp share)

Time of transaction (UK Time)

Transaction reference number

Trading venue

125

202.00

 08:06:29

00079254537TRLO0

XLON

574

202.00

 08:06:29

00079254536TRLO0

XLON

719

201.00

 08:15:00

00079254872TRLO0

XLON

2260

201.00

 08:15:00

00079254871TRLO0

XLON

50000

200.00

 09:02:31

00079257229TRLO0

XLON

2829

200.50

 09:14:00

00079257740TRLO0

XLON

410

200.50

 09:14:00

00079257739TRLO0

XLON

3105

200.00

 09:18:28

00079258006TRLO0

XLON

211

200.00

 09:48:05

00079259508TRLO0

XLON

3201

200.00

 09:59:18

00079260244TRLO0

XLON

3035

198.20

 10:31:19

00079261460TRLO0

XLON

2921

197.60

 10:49:58

00079261945TRLO0

XLON

2744

197.80

 11:00:50

00079262226TRLO0

XLON

587

197.80

 11:00:50

00079262225TRLO0

XLON

2488

197.80

 11:24:56

00079262841TRLO0

XLON

899

197.80

 11:24:56

00079262840TRLO0

XLON

798

197.80

 12:03:16

00079264065TRLO0

XLON

2047

197.60

 12:08:42

00079264242TRLO0

XLON

1372

197.60

 12:08:42

00079264241TRLO0

XLON

3120

197.40

 12:34:31

00079265002TRLO0

XLON

2855

197.20

 12:41:45

00079265219TRLO0

XLON

3448

197.20

 12:53:57

00079265568TRLO0

XLON

3365

196.80

 12:56:50

00079265757TRLO0

XLON

2818

197.00

 13:20:14

00079266779TRLO0

XLON

3125

197.00

 13:30:34

00079267193TRLO0

XLON

2975

197.00

 13:49:17

00079267850TRLO0

XLON

265

197.00

 13:52:01

00079267973TRLO0

XLON

388

197.00

 13:52:01

00079267972TRLO0

XLON

921

197.00

 13:52:01

00079267974TRLO0

XLON

3225

197.40

 13:58:40

00079268200TRLO0

XLON

3219

197.60

 14:10:01

00079271077TRLO0

XLON

2188

197.20

 14:13:29

00079271090TRLO0

XLON

692

197.20

 14:13:29

00079271091TRLO0

XLON

2933

197.00

 14:18:45

00079271137TRLO0

XLON

3120

196.80

 14:31:02

00079271219TRLO0

XLON

31018

196.80

 15:04:52

00079271695TRLO0

XLON

 

For further information please contact:

GBG

Annabelle Burton, Group Company Secretary

Richard Foster, Investor Relations

 

+44 (0) 7976 660181

+44 (0) 781 612 4164

FTI Consulting (Financial PR)

Ed Bridges, Dwight Burden & Emma Hall

+44 (0) 203 727 1779

GBG@fticonsulting.com

Corporate website

www.gbgplc.com/investors

 

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