12 Apr 2024 07:00
Transactions in own shares
Date of purchase: 11 April 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 79
Lowest price paid per share GBp 195.00
Highest price per share GBp 196.80
Average price per share GBp 196.27
The company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Since 17 May 2023, the Company has purchased 15,820,478 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of $31,759,957.18 (£25,258,929.83).
Following the above transaction, the company holds 0 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,119,579,119 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares and any shares purchased by the Company through Merrill Lynch International which are yet to be cancelled).
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: (ISIN: GB00BL9ZF303 | LEI: 213800HTCF8A7XM22A32)
Date of purchases: 11 April 2024
Investment Firm: Merrill Lynch International
Enquiries to
Petershill Partners plc
Gurjit Kambo
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7454 750 709
Aggregate information:
Venue | Volume-weighted average price (GBp) | Aggregated volume | Lowest price per share (GBp) | Highest price per share (GBp) |
London Stock Exchange | 196.27 | 79 | 195.00 | 196.80 |
Cboe BXE | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Cboe CXE | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Aquis | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Turquoise | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The schedule accessible via the following link contains detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International as part of the buyback programme:
Detailed Purchases:
Transaction Date | Transaction Time | Volume | Price (GBp) | Platform | Transaction Reference Number |
11-Apr-24 | 11:02:44 | 18 | 196.80 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCJ09 |
11-Apr-24 | 11:33:57 | 9 | 196.80 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCJN2 |
11-Apr-24 | 11:34:40 | 9 | 196.80 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCJNG |
11-Apr-24 | 11:58:03 | 15 | 196.20 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCK87 |
11-Apr-24 | 12:15:52 | 4 | 196.20 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCKP5 |
11-Apr-24 | 13:03:56 | 7 | 196.00 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCMFM |
11-Apr-24 | 13:45:10 | 5 | 195.80 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCO01 |
11-Apr-24 | 14:06:45 | 7 | 195.20 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCP1V |
11-Apr-24 | 14:21:55 | 5 | 195.00 | XLON | 0XL0911000000000ARCPNJ |