Last checked at 24 Jan 2020 07:00
Burberry Group plc
Transaction in own shares
Burberry Group plc ("Burberry") announces today that it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 July 2019. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 6 September 2019, as announced on 6 September 2019:
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase | 23 January 2020 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 315,506 |
Highest price paid per share (pence): | 2139.00 |
Lowest price paid per share (pence): | 2092.00 |
Average price paid per share (pence): | 2105.36 |
Burberry intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 5,539,718 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 406,314,849 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 406,314,849 and this figure 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.
A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7857A_1-2020-1-23.pdf
Burberry is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BRBY.L) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. ADR symbol OTC:BURBY.
BURBERRY, the Equestrian Knight Device, the Burberry Check and the Thomas Burberry Monogram and Print are trademarks belonging to Burberry.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.