Transaction in Own Shares

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Costain Group PLC has purchased 347,777 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange between March 18 and March 24, 2026, as part of its share buyback program. The weighted average purchase price was approximately 184.87 pence per share, with the highest price paid being 196.40 pence and the lowest 175.00 pence. These shares are intended for cancellation, and following this, the company's total issued ordinary shares will be 266,197,017.

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Costain Group PLC
25 March 2026
 

 

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25 March 2026

 

Costain Group PLC

Transaction in own shares

 

 


Costain Group PLC ("Costain") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Programme") announced on 10 March 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange through Panmure Liberum in the period from 18 March 2026 to 24 March 2026.

 

 

Date of Purchase

Number of ordinary shares purchased

Weighted average price per day (pence)

Highest price per share (pence)

Lowest price per share (pence)

18 March 2026

71,777

 191.00

196.40

185.40

19 March 2026

70,000

 178.41

181.60

175.60

20 March 2026

73,000

 184.20

186.60

181.80

23 March 2026

70,000

 185.23

190.00

175.00

24 March 2026

75,000

 185.68

188.60

181.60

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

 

Costain has now purchased 517,878 Ordinary Shares in aggregate for cancellation under the Buyback Programme.  Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased Ordinary Shares, the Group's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 266,197,017 Ordinary Shares.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of the law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as implemented, retained, amended, extended, re-enacted or otherwise given effect in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021 and as amended or supplemented in the United Kingdom thereafter) a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Panmure Liberum on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme can be found at:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0770Y_1-2026-3-25.pdf

Aggregate information:

 

Venue

Volume-weighted average price

(pence per share)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per

share (pence per share)

Highest price per

share (pence per share)

BATE

184.87

58,000

175.40

196.20

XLON

184.90

276,777

175.00

196.40

CHIX

185.76

17,000

175.40

196.40

TRQX

184.89

8,000

175.80

196.40

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 


Investors and analysts

Matt Jones, Costain

 

Matt.Jones@costain.com

+44 (0) 7860 922 341

Financial media - Headland

Andy Rivett-Carnac

Charlie Twigg

costain@headlandconsultancy.com

+44 (0) 7968 997365

+44 (0) 7946 494568

 

 

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