Transaction in Own Shares

Shoe Zone PLC

24 August 2026

 

24 August 2026
Shoe Zone plc
("Shoe Zone" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Shoe Zone plc (AIM: SHOE) announces that on 21 August 2026 it purchased 30,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 11 August 2026, as follows (together the "Transaction"):
Date of purchase		21 August 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased		30,000
Highest price paid per ordinary share		75 pence
Lowest price paid per ordinary share		75 pence
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share		75 pence
Total Voting Rights
Following the Transaction, the issued share capital of the Company remains unchanged at 46,250,000 and the Company now holds 68,170 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 46,181,830 which 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, Shoe Zone under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 details of the purchase of its own ordinary shares by the Company, which were all executed through the Company's broker, Zeus Capital Limited, are set out below:
Schedule of Purchases:
Shares purchased:	Shoe Zone plc  (ISIN: GB00BLTVCF91)
Date of purchases:	21 August 2026
Aggregate information:
Aggregated Volume	Volume-weighted average price (pence)	Venue
30,000	75.0000	London Stock Exchange
Individual transactions:
Volume	Price	Time
30,000	75.0000 pence	14:50 UK
Shoe Zone plc		[phone]
Charles Smith (Chairman) Terry Boot (Finance Director)
Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker)		[phone]
James Hornigold, Ed Beddows (Investment Banking)
Dominic King (Corporate Broking)
About ShoeZone
Shoezone is a Town Centre, Retail Park and Digital footwear retailer, offering, low price, high quality footwear for the whole family. Shoezone operates from a portfolio of 253 stores and has approximately 2,050 employees across the UK. The store portfolio consists of 44 original high street store and 209 larger format stores. The new format stores sell additional brands such as Skechers, Hush Puppies, Rieker and Lilley & Skinner. shoezone.com combined with the store network, ensures a full multi-channel offering for great customer service. During an average year Shoe Zone sells 13.3 million pairs of shoes per annum at an average retail price of c.£13.00.

 

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