Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Legal & General Group Plc has purchased 12,578,843 of its ordinary shares between May 18th and May 22nd, 2026, as part of its share buyback program announced on March 11th, 2026. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, resulting in a new total of 5,560,642,468 ordinary shares in issue, with a corresponding total of 5,560,642,468 voting rights. The purchases were executed through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, with prices ranging from 260.70 pence to 270.00 pence per share.

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Legal & General Group Plc
26 May 2026
 

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
ISIN: GB0005603997
26th May 2026

 

LEI number: 213800JH9QQWHLO99821

 

Legal & General Group Plc (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares


The Company announces that from 18th May 2026 up to and including 22nd May 2026 it had purchased a total of 12,578,843 of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each (the "ordinary shares"), through the Company's broker Barclays Capital Securities Limited as detailed below. The repurchased ordinary shares will be cancelled.

Date

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased

Highest price paid (per ordinary share)

Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)

Volume weighted average price

 

Trading venue

18th May 2026

844,040

265.90

260.80

264.01

XLON

18th May 2026

243,279

265.90

260.70

263.43

BATE

18th May 2026

262,556

265.80

260.70

263.43

TRQX

18th May 2026

174,303

265.80

260.70

264.16

AQXE

18th May 2026

475,822

265.90

260.70

263.46

CHIX

19th May 2026

260,505

267.00

262.90

265.57

XLON

19th May 2026

184,138

267.00

263.00

265.49

BATE

19th May 2026

217,715

267.00

263.00

265.46

TRQX

19th May 2026

90,275

267.00

263.00

265.64

AQXE

19th May 2026

247,367

267.00

263.00

265.51

CHIX

20th May 2026

3,392,489

269.10

262.60

265.44

XLON

20th May 2026

379,910

269.00

262.60

265.16

BATE

20th May 2026

457,274

269.00

262.60

264.89

TRQX

20th May 2026

587,307

269.00

262.60

265.75

AQXE

20th May 2026

1,164,586

269.00

262.60

265.11

CHIX

21st May 2026

803,764

269.00

266.40

268.01

XLON

21st May 2026

266,965

269.00

266.40

267.95

BATE

21st May 2026

290,660

269.00

266.40

267.83

TRQX

21st May 2026

196,883

269.00

266.60

268.06

AQXE

21st May 2026

441,728

269.00

266.40

267.85

CHIX

22nd May 2026

680,200

270.00

267.50

269.27

XLON

22nd May 2026

185,339

270.00

267.60

269.16

BATE

22nd May 2026

195,894

270.00

267.50

269.10

TRQX

22nd May 2026

197,389

270.00

267.50

269.50

AQXE

22nd May 2026

338,455

270.00

267.50

269.12

CHIX


The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 11th March 2026.

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 5,560,642,468 ordinary shares.

No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 5,560,642,468.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as incorporated into and implemented under English law (including by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7357F_1-2026-5-26.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

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