Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Legal & General Group Plc has purchased 20,737,824 of its ordinary shares between August 24th and August 28th, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 5,485,217,876, which also represents the total number of voting rights. The purchases were executed through the company's broker, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, with prices ranging from 283.10 pence to 293.80 pence per share.

Disclaimer*

Legal & General Group Plc
01 September 2026
 

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
ISIN: GB0005603997
1st September 2026

 

LEI number: 213800JH9QQWHLO99821

 

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


The Company announces that from 24th August 2026 up to and including 28th August 2026 it had purchased a total of 20,737,824 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

24th August 2026

 4,221,322

 287.10

 283.10

 285.28

XLON

24th August 2026

 2,786,775

 287.40

 283.10

 286.77

BATE

24th August 2026

 431,458

 285.90

 283.10

 284.58

TRQX

24th August 2026

 496,226

 285.60

 283.10

 284.65

AQXE

24th August 2026

 836,198

 285.90

 283.10

 284.66

CHIX

25th August 2026

 1,204,205

 293.10

 288.20

 290.74

XLON

25th August 2026

 343,444

 293.10

 288.10

 290.79

BATE

25th August 2026

 362,330

 293.10

 288.10

 290.78

TRQX

25th August 2026

 430,820

 293.10

 288.10

 290.66

AQXE

25th August 2026

 632,562

 293.10

 288.10

 290.82

CHIX

26th August 2026

 1,427,917

 291.10

 289.30

 290.40

XLON

26th August 2026

 260,749

 291.00

 289.30

 290.28

BATE

26th August 2026

 258,398

 291.00

 289.30

 290.29

TRQX

26th August 2026

 369,665

 290.90

 289.30

 290.38

AQXE

26th August 2026

 683,271

 291.10

 289.30

 290.31

CHIX

27th August 2026

 1,255,610

 291.90

 288.50

 290.39

XLON

27th August 2026

 374,947

 291.90

 288.50

 290.19

BATE

27th August 2026

 413,027

 291.90

 288.50

 290.29

TRQX

27th August 2026

 400,860

 291.90

 288.50

 290.35

AQXE

27th August 2026

 555,556

 291.90

 288.50

 290.29

CHIX

28th August 2026

 1,296,436

 293.80

 291.50

 292.43

XLON

28th August 2026

 266,105

 293.60

 291.40

 292.34

BATE

28th August 2026

 360,901

 293.80

 291.40

 292.32

TRQX

28th August 2026

 365,033

 293.60

 291.40

 292.43

AQXE

28th August 2026

 704,009

 293.80

 291.40

 292.35

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 5,485,217,876 ordinary shares.

No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 5,485,217,876.

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/9050S_1-2026-9-1.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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