Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Jet2 plc has purchased 392,867 ordinary shares as part of its share buyback program, with the intention to cancel these shares. Following this cancellation, the company will have 188,704,583 ordinary shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury. This updated share count will serve as the denominator for shareholders calculating their notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The purchases occurred between August 17 and August 21, 2026, with the volume-weighted average price paid per share ranging from approximately £15.28 to £15.83.

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Jet2 PLC
24 August 2026
 

24 August 2026

Jet2 plc (the "Group" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

Jet2 plc, the Leisure Travel group, announces the purchase, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 4 September 2025, of 392,867 ordinary shares of 1.25p each in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") from Jefferies International Limited during the period 17 August 2026 to 21 August 2026 as part of the first tranche of the share buyback programme announced on 08 July 2026 (the "Programme").

The Company intends to cancel the Ordinary Shares.

Following the cancellation of Ordinary Shares, Jet2 will have 188,704,583 Ordinary Shares in issue and no Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. The figure of 188,704,583 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.

Details of Purchases

Date of purchase:

17 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

82,429

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.9700

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.7300

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.8302

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

35,564

15.8318

15.7400

15.9700

TRQX

6,333

15.8289

15.7400

15.9300

BATE

26,956

15.8292

15.7300

15.9600

AQXE

7,924

15.8270

15.7400

15.9600

CHIX

5,652

15.8307

15.7400

15.9600

 

Date of purchase:

18 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

78,181

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.6800

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.3400

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.5200

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

33,709

15.5202

15.3400

15.6700

TRQX

6,169

15.5187

15.3500

15.6600

BATE

25,180

15.5203

15.3500

15.6800

AQXE

7,783

15.5199

15.3500

15.6800

CHIX

5,340

15.5188

15.3500

15.6600

 

Date of purchase:

19 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

75,069

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.4400

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.3100

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.3695

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

32,365

15.3697

15.3200

15.4400

TRQX

6,114

15.3695

15.3100

15.4400

BATE

24,314

15.3688

15.3100

15.4400

AQXE

7,306

15.3713

15.3200

15.4400

CHIX

4,970

15.3691

15.3200

15.4400

 

Date of purchase:

20 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

79,410

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.4400

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.1800

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.2846

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

34,521

15.2845

15.1800

15.4400

TRQX

6,478

15.2842

15.1800

15.4400

BATE

25,368

15.2847

15.1800

15.4400

AQXE

7,852

15.2848

15.1900

15.4400

CHIX

5,191

15.2853

15.1800

15.4400

 

Date of purchase:

21 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

77,778

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.4300

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.2100

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.3385

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

34,051

15.3375

15.2100

15.4300

TRQX

6,368

15.3390

15.2100

15.4300

BATE

24,674

15.3399

15.2100

15.4300

AQXE

7,680

15.3378

15.2100

15.4300

CHIX

5,005

15.3383

15.2100

15.4300

 

In accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Jefferies International Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is set out in the attached:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7656R_1-2026-8-22.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Jet2 plc

Steve Heapy, Chief Executive Officer

Tel:             0113 238 7444


Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer



Institutional investors and analysts:

Mark Buxton, Finance and Investor Relations Director


Tel:            0113 848 0242


Cavendish Capital Markets Limited - Nominated Adviser

Matt Goode / George Lawson


Tel:             020 7220 0500

Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker

Ed Matthews / Jee Lee


Tel:             020 7029 8000

Canaccord Genuity Limited - Joint Broker                

Adam James / Harry Rees


Tel:             020 7523 8000

Headland Consultancy - Financial PR

Ed Young / Will Smith / Jack Gault

Tel:             020 3805 4822


Notes to Editors

Jet2 plc is a Leisure Travel Group, comprising Jet2holidays, the UK's leading provider of ATOL protected package holidays to leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and European Leisure Cities and Jet2.com, the UK's third largest airline by number of passengers flown, which specialises in scheduled holiday flights. In the financial year ended 31 March 2026, over 63% of flown passengers took an end-to-end package holiday with the remainder taking a flight-only.

Jet2 currently operates from 14 UK airport bases at Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.

 

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