Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

GSK plc has announced the purchase of 1,671,851 ordinary shares between May 11th and May 15th, 2026, as part of its ongoing buyback program. The volume-weighted average price paid per share across these transactions ranged from 1,855.48 GBp to 1,882.24 GBp. Following these purchases, GSK will hold 263,050,137 shares in treasury, resulting in 4,053,167,539 ordinary shares in issue and representing 6.49 percent of voting rights held in treasury.

Disclaimer*

GSK PLC
18 May 2026
 

Transaction in own shares

 

GSK plc (the "Company") announces today acting through Citigroup Global Markets Limited (the "Broker"), it has purchased the following number of the Company's ordinary shares of 31¼ pence each.

 

Date of purchase

Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 31 ¼ pence each purchased

Lowest price paid per share (GBp)

Highest price paid per share (GBp)

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp)

11 May 2026

323,368

1,841.00

1,869.00

1,855.48

12 May 2026

342,412

1,827.00

1,887.50

1,868.04

13 May 2026

333,903

1,865.50

1,897.00

1,882.24

14 May 2026

334,877

1,869.00

1,890.00

1,879.23

15 May 2026

337,291

1,855.50

1,899.50

1,874.08

 

 

The purchased shares will be held as Treasury shares.

                                                                                                                          

Such share purchases form part of the Company's existing buyback programme and was effected pursuant to the non-discretionary agreement entered into with the Broker on 8 May 2026, as announced on 11 May 2026.  Since 11 May 2026 the Company has purchased 1,671,851 ordinary shares.

 

Following the above purchases, the Company will hold 263,050,137 ordinary shares in treasury and have 4,053,167,539 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

 

Following the above purchases, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 4,053,167,539. 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

The Company confirms that, in accordance with DTR 5.5.1R, following the above purchases the percentage of voting rights attributable to the ordinary shares held in treasury is 6.49 per cent.

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, a full breakdown of the individual purchases of ordinary shares made by the Broker on the London Stock Exchange and the CBOE Europe Limited recognised investment exchange (through its order books having market identification codes CHIX or BATE) is set out in the Schedule to this announcement, available via the link below:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7738E_1-2026-5-18.pdf

 

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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

GSK cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by GSK, including those made in this announcement, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the "Risk Factors" section in GSK's Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2025, and GSK's Q1 Results for 2026.

 

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