Transaction in Own Shares

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GB Group plc has purchased 250,000 of its ordinary shares between May 11 and May 15, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The purchases were made at prices ranging from 212.50p to 225.50p per share, with a volume-weighted average price of approximately 216.50p. These acquired shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 232,283,497, with no shares held in treasury. This new total represents the company's total voting rights and will serve as the denominator for shareholders calculating their notification obligations under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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GB Group PLC

18 May 2026

GB Group plc

Transaction in own shares

GB Group plc ("GBG", "Group" or the "Company") announces that in the period 11 May 2026 to 15 May 2026, it purchased in aggregate 250,000 of its ordinary 2.5p shares ("Ordinary Shares") through Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis"), in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme originally announced on 23 July 2025 and as extended on 1 April 2026 ("Share Buyback Programme").

Full details are set out below:

Date of purchase	Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Lowest price paid per share (GBp)	Highest price paid per share (GBp)	Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp)
11 May 2026	50,000	222.00	225.50	224.1056
12 May 2026	50,000	212.50	216.00	214.4752
13 May 2026	50,000	212.50	216.50	214.6784
14 May 2026	50,000	216.50	219.50	217.7554
15 May 2026	50,000	217.00	220.00	218.4007

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 232,283,497 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 232,283,497. 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, a schedule of individual trades made by Deutsche Numis is available using the following link:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7468E_1-2026-5-18.pdf

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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