Transaction in Own Shares
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18 June 2026 |
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Vertu Motors plc |
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("Vertu Motors" or the "Company") |
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Transaction in Own Shares |
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Vertu Motors plc (AIM: VTU) announces that on 17 June 2026 it purchased 141,500 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 05 March 2026, as follows (together the "Transaction"): |
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Date of purchase |
17 June 2026 |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased |
141,500 |
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Highest price paid per ordinary share |
74.500 pence |
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Lowest price paid per ordinary share |
74.500 pence |
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Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share |
74.500 pence |
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Application will be made for the Repurchased Shares to be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights will be 311,734,380 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, Vertu Motors under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The Company holds no shares in treasury.
Since the Group began Share Buybacks in July 2017, over £47.0m has been returned to shareholders, reducing the Company's shares in issue by 21.5% over the same period. |
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The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme. |
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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 Vertu Motors, which were all executed through the Company's broker, Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited ("Shore Capital"), are set out below: |
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Schedule of Purchases: |
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Shares purchased: |
Vertu Motors plc (ISIN: GB00B1GK4645) |
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Date of purchases: |
17th June 2026 |
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Aggregate information: |
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Aggregated Volume |
Volume-weighted |
Venue |
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141,500 |
74.500 |
London Stock Exchange |
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Individual transactions:
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141,500 |
74.500 |
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Vertu Motors plc |
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Tel: +44 (0) 191 491 2121 |
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Robert Forrester, CEO |
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Karen Anderson, CFO Phil Clark, Investor Relations |
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Stifel (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7688 |
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Matthew Blawat |
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Callum Stewart |
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Shore Capital (Joint Broker) |
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
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Mark Percy / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory) |
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Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking) |
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Camarco |
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Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 4980 |
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Billy Clegg |
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Tom Huddart |
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Notes to Editors |
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Vertu Motors is the fourth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 191 sales outlets across the UK. |
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Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector. It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group. The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. |
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Vertu's Mission Statement is to "deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust". |
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Vertu Motors Group websites - https://investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com |
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