Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Jet2 plc has purchased 374,891 ordinary shares as part of its share buyback programme, with the intention to cancel these shares. Following this cancellation, the company will have 188,329,692 ordinary shares in issue. The purchases occurred between August 24 and August 28, 2026, with the volume-weighted average price paid per share ranging from approximately £15.25 to £15.63. This reduction in outstanding shares will serve as the new denominator for shareholders calculating their notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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Jet2 PLC
01 September 2026
 

01 September 2026

Jet2 plc (the “Group" or the “Company”)

Transaction in Own Shares

Jet2 plc, the Leisure Travel group, announces the purchase, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 4 September 2025, of 374,891 ordinary shares of 1.25p each in the capital of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”) from Jefferies International Limited during the period 24 August 2026 to 28 August 2026 as part of the first tranche of the share buyback programme announced on 08 July 2026 (the "Programme").

The Company intends to cancel the Ordinary Shares.

Following the cancellation of Ordinary Shares, Jet2 will have 188,329,692 Ordinary Shares in issue and no Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. The figure of 188,329,692 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, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Details of Purchases

Date of purchase:

24 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

76,517

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.4000

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.2500

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.3297

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

34,154

15.3298

15.2500

15.3900

TRQX

5,883

15.3303

15.2600

15.3900

BATE

24,170

15.3289

15.2600

15.3900

AQXE

7,587

15.3308

15.2500

15.3900

CHIX

4,723

15.3308

15.2600

15.3900

 

Date of purchase:

25 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

72,504

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.5600

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.3500

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.4855

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

32,819

15.4850

15.3500

15.5600

TRQX

5,514

15.4857

15.3500

15.5500

BATE

22,814

15.4867

15.3500

15.5500

AQXE

6,979

15.4847

15.3500

15.5500

CHIX

4,378

15.4846

15.3500

15.5600

 

Date of purchase:

26 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

70,283

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.7200

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.5200

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.6331

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

30,805

15.6331

15.5200

15.7200

TRQX

5,355

15.6327

15.5400

15.7200

BATE

23,138

15.6334

15.5400

15.7200

AQXE

6,757

15.6328

15.5400

15.7200

CHIX

4,228

15.6332

15.5300

15.7200

 

Date of purchase:

27 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

77,145

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.6100

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.2800

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.4611

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

35,195

15.4608

15.2800

15.6100

TRQX

5,947

15.4607

15.2800

15.6100

BATE

25,680

15.4616

15.2800

15.6000

AQXE

5,461

15.4618

15.2800

15.6100

CHIX

4,862

15.4605

15.2800

15.6000

 

Date of purchase:

28 August 2026

Number of ordinary shares of £0.0125 purchased:

78,442

Highest price paid per share (£):

15.3200

Lowest price paid per share (£):

15.2000

Volume weighted average price paid per share (£):

15.2521

MIC

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share (£)

Lowest price per share (£)

Highest price
per share (£)

AIM

35,805

15.2515

15.2000

15.3200

TRQX

5,914

15.2549

15.2000

15.3100

BATE

26,448

15.2520

15.2000

15.3000

AQXE

5,568

15.2531

15.2000

15.3000

CHIX

4,707

15.2527

15.2000

15.3100

 

In accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Jefferies International Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is set out in the attached: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7664S_1-2026-8-31.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Jet2 plc

Steve Heapy, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: 0113 238 7444

 

Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Institutional investors and analysts:

Mark Buxton, Finance and Investor Relations Director

 

Tel:            0113 848 0242

 

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited – Nominated Adviser

Matt Goode / George Lawson

 

Tel:  020 7220 0500

Jefferies International Limited – Joint Broker

Ed Matthews / Jee Lee

 

Tel: 020 7029 8000

Canaccord Genuity Limited – Joint Broker 

Adam James / Harry Rees

 

Tel: 020 7523 8000

Headland Consultancy – Financial PR

Ed Young / Will Smith / Jack Gault

Tel: 020 3805 4822

 

Notes to Editors

Jet2 plc is a Leisure Travel Group, comprising Jet2holidays, the UK’s leading provider of ATOL protected package holidays to leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and European Leisure Cities and Jet2.com, the UK's third largest airline by number of passengers flown, which specialises in scheduled holiday flights. In the financial year ended 31 March 2026, over 63% of flown passengers took an end-to-end package holiday with the remainder taking a flight-only.

Jet2 currently operates from 14 UK airport bases at Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.

 

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