Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 182,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 733.9845p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 908,594,851 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,919,397 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 903,675,454 voting rights in the company. These figures may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Auto Trader Group plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The detailed schedule of purchases made by Deutsche Numis on behalf of the company as part of the buyback program has been provided. The purchases were made at various times and prices, with the highest purchase price paid per share being 738.60p and the lowest being 731.00p. The transactions were carried out on the XLON trading venue.
For any further information, the company secretary, Claire Baty, can be contacted at 0345 111 0006.
This announcement is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).