Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

GB Group plc has purchased 130,000 of its ordinary shares on March 18, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 197.60 GBp to 204.50 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 201.6356 GBp. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 234,622,855, with no shares held in treasury. This new total represents the denominator for shareholders to determine notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Disclaimer*

GB Group PLC
19 March 2026
 

Embargoed until 7.00 a.m.                                                                             19 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:

18 March 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

130,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

197.60

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

204.50

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

201.6356

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 234,622,855 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 234,622,855. 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

2133

202.50

 08:32:34

00079734702TRLO0

XLON

2120

202.00

 08:50:34

00079735673TRLO0

XLON

1938

203.00

 09:10:26

00079736323TRLO0

XLON

468

203.50

 09:48:23

00079737326TRLO0

XLON

25000

202.50

 09:48:29

00079737328TRLO0

XLON

1224

202.50

 09:48:30

00079737331TRLO0

XLON

1306

202.50

 09:48:30

00079737330TRLO0

XLON

2133

202.50

 10:01:11

00079737591TRLO0

XLON

1611

203.00

 10:17:55

00079738033TRLO0

XLON

675

203.00

 10:17:55

00079738032TRLO0

XLON

1565

203.00

 10:17:55

00079738035TRLO0

XLON

624

203.00

 10:17:55

00079738034TRLO0

XLON

1427

203.00

 10:21:40

00079738187TRLO0

XLON

714

203.00

 10:21:40

00079738186TRLO0

XLON

2039

203.00

 10:21:40

00079738189TRLO0

XLON

93

203.00

 10:21:40

00079738188TRLO0

XLON

2041

203.00

 10:21:53

00079738229TRLO0

XLON

687

203.00

 10:21:53

00079738228TRLO0

XLON

1337

203.50

 10:23:03

00079738338TRLO0

XLON

777

203.50

 10:23:03

00079738337TRLO0

XLON

2171

204.50

 10:45:09

00079739078TRLO0

XLON

2180

204.50

 10:54:09

00079739295TRLO0

XLON

1957

204.00

 10:55:21

00079739322TRLO0

XLON

2525

203.50

 11:00:55

00079739454TRLO0

XLON

171

204.00

 11:23:06

00079740067TRLO0

XLON

1845

204.00

 11:23:06

00079740068TRLO0

XLON

2383

203.50

 11:37:42

00079740696TRLO0

XLON

2416

203.00

 12:00:34

00079741371TRLO0

XLON

2117

203.00

 12:00:34

00079741372TRLO0

XLON

144

202.00

 12:31:34

00079742970TRLO0

XLON

810

202.00

 12:31:34

00079742971TRLO0

XLON

2036

202.00

 12:33:08

00079743137TRLO0

XLON

958

202.00

 12:33:08

00079743136TRLO0

XLON

2117

201.00

 12:47:36

00079743908TRLO0

XLON

1889

201.50

 13:22:08

00079745283TRLO0

XLON

104

201.00

 13:22:08

00079745284TRLO0

XLON

70

201.00

 13:22:09

00079745285TRLO0

XLON

1128

201.50

 13:28:27

00079745421TRLO0

XLON

161

201.00

 13:30:26

00079745586TRLO0

XLON

1785

201.00

 13:30:26

00079745585TRLO0

XLON

1715

201.00

 13:30:26

00079745584TRLO0

XLON

2210

202.00

 13:47:24

00079746481TRLO0

XLON

1622

202.00

 13:48:54

00079746562TRLO0

XLON

163

202.00

 13:48:54

00079746561TRLO0

XLON

2127

201.50

 13:55:00

00079746785TRLO0

XLON

2264

201.50

 13:55:00

00079746784TRLO0

XLON

2136

201.00

 14:00:10

00079747085TRLO0

XLON

1950

201.00

 14:10:17

00079747649TRLO0

XLON

1973

200.50

 14:13:33

00079748028TRLO0

XLON

2019

200.00

 14:29:09

00079748932TRLO0

XLON

1885

200.50

 14:39:54

00079749308TRLO0

XLON

2304

200.50

 14:39:54

00079749307TRLO0

XLON

1463

200.00

 14:48:34

00079749641TRLO0

XLON

423

200.00

 14:48:34

00079749640TRLO0

XLON

2079

200.00

 14:57:54

00079749958TRLO0

XLON

2152

199.80

 14:58:04

00079749961TRLO0

XLON

1134

200.00

 15:13:19

00079750662TRLO0

XLON

1798

200.00

 15:13:19

00079750661TRLO0

XLON

30

199.60

 15:15:00

00079750726TRLO0

XLON

2171

199.60

 15:15:00

00079750725TRLO0

XLON

1935

199.00

 15:28:03

00079751501TRLO0

XLON

1983

199.00

 15:34:36

00079751727TRLO0

XLON

2090

198.60

 15:41:20

00079751967TRLO0

XLON

2068

198.80

 15:49:15

00079752573TRLO0

XLON

1900

199.00

 15:56:44

00079752992TRLO0

XLON

1407

198.80

 15:57:12

00079753092TRLO0

XLON

841

198.80

 15:57:12

00079753091TRLO0

XLON

1909

198.00

 16:04:46

00079753728TRLO0

XLON

1981

197.80

 16:07:50

00079753861TRLO0

XLON

771

197.60

 16:12:07

00079754068TRLO0

XLON

241

197.60

 16:12:32

00079754075TRLO0

XLON

93

197.60

 16:14:56

00079754178TRLO0

XLON

2

197.60

 16:14:58

00079754182TRLO0

XLON

235

197.60

 16:15:55

00079754233TRLO0

XLON

47

197.60

 16:16:43

00079754271TRLO0

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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