Transaction in Own Shares

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GB Group plc has purchased 50,000 of its ordinary shares on 26 February 2026 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, with the volume-weighted average price paid being 197.6687 pence per share, ranging from 194.00 to 201.50 pence. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 235,306,771, with no shares held in treasury, and this figure will serve as the denominator for shareholders' notification calculations under FCA rules.

Disclaimer*

GB Group PLC
27 February 2026
 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.                                                                      27 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:

26 February 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

50,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

194.00

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

201.50

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

197.6687

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 235,306,771 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 235,306,771. 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

3166

194.00

 08:13:00

00079388256TRLO0

XLON

3379

195.20

 09:39:53

00079393126TRLO0

XLON

3462

195.20

 10:15:03

00079395017TRLO0

XLON

685

195.60

 10:59:31

00079396460TRLO0

XLON

3435

196.20

 11:10:06

00079396689TRLO0

XLON

45

197.60

 11:49:19

00079397872TRLO0

XLON

133

197.60

 11:49:19

00079397873TRLO0

XLON

400

197.60

 11:49:19

00079397871TRLO0

XLON

3207

196.40

 12:37:35

00079399744TRLO0

XLON

2802

197.60

 13:18:12

00079401273TRLO0

XLON

3305

198.00

 14:10:29

00079403961TRLO0

XLON

3447

198.00

 14:14:41

00079404174TRLO0

XLON

3153

197.80

 14:31:44

00079404910TRLO0

XLON

3263

198.60

 14:45:42

00079405727TRLO0

XLON

193

198.60

 14:52:04

00079406338TRLO0

XLON

3192

198.60

 14:52:04

00079406337TRLO0

XLON

3065

198.80

 15:03:02

00079407267TRLO0

XLON

3425

199.00

 15:27:19

00079408819TRLO0

XLON

515

201.50

 15:59:46

00079410384TRLO0

XLON

588

201.50

 15:59:46

00079410385TRLO0

XLON

916

201.50

 15:59:46

00079410382TRLO0

XLON

925

201.50

 15:59:46

00079410383TRLO0

XLON

3043

201.00

 16:08:56

00079411126TRLO0

XLON

256

201.50

 16:17:53

00079411585TRLO0

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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