Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

GB Group plc has purchased 50,000 of its ordinary shares on March 2, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 197.20p to 200.50p, with a volume-weighted average price of 198.9972p. These purchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 235,206,771, with no shares held in treasury. This adjustment will impact the denominator for shareholders calculating their notification obligations under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Disclaimer*

GB Group PLC
03 March 2026
 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.                                                                               3 March 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:

2 March 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

50,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

197.20

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

200.50

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

198.9972

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 235,206,771 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 235,206,771. 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

3031

198.00

 08:12:06

00079441963TRLO0

XLON

3157

200.00

 08:45:31

00079443565TRLO0

XLON

2913

200.50

 09:25:44

00079444880TRLO0

XLON

2869

198.40

 10:08:00

00079446702TRLO0

XLON

3241

197.20

 10:57:40

00079448714TRLO0

XLON

538

199.20

 11:45:15

00079449987TRLO0

XLON

3103

199.20

 12:06:28

00079450626TRLO0

XLON

3112

198.40

 12:35:49

00079451537TRLO0

XLON

3425

199.80

 13:55:32

00079454151TRLO0

XLON

3186

199.40

 14:05:35

00079454359TRLO0

XLON

3485

198.60

 14:31:42

00079455320TRLO0

XLON

1116

199.60

 14:39:27

00079456181TRLO0

XLON

2167

199.60

 14:39:27

00079456180TRLO0

XLON

269

199.20

 14:47:26

00079456937TRLO0

XLON

2636

199.20

 14:47:26

00079456936TRLO0

XLON

465

199.20

 14:47:26

00079456938TRLO0

XLON

3252

199.60

 15:32:08

00079459226TRLO0

XLON

3208

199.00

 15:34:55

00079459423TRLO0

XLON

3060

198.20

 15:53:49

00079460558TRLO0

XLON

1767

198.60

 16:04:30

00079461252TRLO0

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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