Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

GB Group plc has purchased 50,000 of its ordinary shares on March 3, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 193.40p to 198.60p, with a volume-weighted average price of 195.5325p. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 235,156,771. This reduction impacts the total voting rights available and serves as the denominator for shareholders calculating their notification obligations under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Disclaimer*

GB Group PLC
04 March 2026
 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.                                                                              4 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:

3 March 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

50,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

193.40

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

198.60

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

195.5325

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 235,156,771 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 235,156,771. 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

3307

195.40

 08:21:27

00079464810TRLO0

XLON

2801

194.20

 09:40:18

00079470223TRLO0

XLON

2938

194.00

 09:51:13

00079471132TRLO0

XLON

66

193.40

 10:06:38

00079471760TRLO0

XLON

2905

193.40

 10:06:38

00079471761TRLO0

XLON

3190

193.40

 10:50:20

00079473961TRLO0

XLON

3000

195.20

 11:31:05

00079475562TRLO0

XLON

290

195.20

 11:32:03

00079475589TRLO0

XLON

2844

194.20

 12:41:23

00079478583TRLO0

XLON

1123

194.20

 13:13:57

00079479809TRLO0

XLON

1997

194.20

 13:13:57

00079479810TRLO0

XLON

3452

194.20

 14:03:26

00079481855TRLO0

XLON

2930

195.80

 14:39:39

00079483573TRLO0

XLON

3290

196.00

 14:39:39

00079483574TRLO0

XLON

3142

195.60

 15:07:44

00079485547TRLO0

XLON

2969

197.00

 15:28:47

00079487130TRLO0

XLON

414

198.60

 15:46:17

00079488285TRLO0

XLON

2524

198.60

 15:46:17

00079488286TRLO0

XLON

847

198.40

 15:46:29

00079488292TRLO0

XLON

2481

198.40

 15:46:29

00079488293TRLO0

XLON

1349

198.40

 16:09:22

00079489766TRLO0

XLON

2141

198.40

 16:09:22

00079489767TRLO0

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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