Last checked at 8 Jan 2019 12:08
8 January 2019
Motorpoint Group PLC
("Motorpoint" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Motorpoint, the UK's largest independent vehicle retailer, announces that the Company has purchased ordinary shares of 1 pence each in its issued share capital as follows:
(1) Date of purchase: | 8 January 2019 |
(2) Number of shares purchased: | 18,000 |
(3) Average price per share: | 201 pence |
Highest price per share: | 201 pence |
Lowest price per share: | 201 pence |
(4) Treatment of purchased shares: | Cancellation |
Following the cancellation, the Company's issued share capital consists of 96,792,023 ordinary shares, each with one voting right.
The total number of voting rights in the Company is 96,792,023.
This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The transaction is in accordance with Motorpoint's buy-back program announced on 14 August 2018.
This notification is made pursuant to Listing Rule 12.4.6R and Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6. In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the schedule below contains further information on the individual trades that are reported in the aggregate above.
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price (pence per share) | Time of transaction |
18,000 | 201 | 11:35 |
Enquiries:
Motorpoint Group PLC Mark Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer James Gilmour, Chief Financial Officer
| via FTI Consulting |
FTI Consulting (Financial PR) Jonathon Brill Alex Beagley James Styles | 020 3727 1000 |
Notes to editors
Motorpoint is the largest independent vehicle retailer in the United Kingdom. The Company's principal business is the sale of nearly-new vehicles, the majority of which are up to two years old and which have covered less than 15,000 miles. Motorpoint sells vehicles from brands representing over 95 per cent. of new vehicle sales in the United Kingdom, with models from Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, Audi and BMW being amongst the top sellers. The Group operates from 12 retail sites across the United Kingdom; Derby, Burnley, Glasgow, Newport, Peterborough, Chingford, Birmingham, Widnes, Birtley, Castleford, Oldbury and Sheffield, of which four have opened in the last three years; together with a national contact-centre dealing with online enquiries.
More information is available at www.motorpointplc.com and www.motorpoint.co.uk.