19 May 2017 17:02
London Stock Exchange Group plc
Transaction in Own Shares
London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:
Date of purchase: | 19 May 2017 |
Number of Shares purchased: | 669 Shares |
Highest price paid per Share: | 3450.0000 pence |
Lowest price paid per Share: | 3443.0000 pence |
Average price paid per Share: | 3447.2048 pence |
The Company intends to hold the purchased Shares in treasury.
The total number of Shares held in treasury by the Company following the above purchases is 1,700,092. The Company has 348,742,690 Shares in issue excluding such treasury shares.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the individual purchases made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
For further information, please contact:
Enquiries
Gavin Sullivan / Lucie Holloway / Ramesh ChhabraLondon Stock Exchange Group plc Press Office +44 20 7797 1222
Paul FroudLondon Stock Exchange Group plc Investor Relations +44 20 7797 3322
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: London Stock Exchange Group plc (ISIN CODE: GB00B0SWJX34)
Date of purchases: 19 May 2017
Investment firm: Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Aggregate information:
Venue | Volume-weighted average price, pence | Aggregated volume |
London Stock Exchange | 3447.2048 | 669 |
Individual transactions:
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price(pence per share) | Time of transaction | Trading venue |
20 | 3,444.00 | 08:09:40 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 3,443.00 | 08:10:14 | London Stock Exchange |
55 | 3,443.00 | 08:10:14 | London Stock Exchange |
88 | 3,445.00 | 08:14:56 | London Stock Exchange |
88 | 3,450.00 | 08:20:45 | London Stock Exchange |
93 | 3,450.00 | 08:59:04 | London Stock Exchange |
150 | 3,449.00 | 08:59:21 | London Stock Exchange |
75 | 3,449.00 | 08:59:21 | London Stock Exchange |