Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares for cancellation. The company bought 210,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 729.6117p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 912,248,686 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,264,966 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 906,983,720 voting rights. These figures may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required to notify their interest in the company 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 733.00p and the lowest being 725.20p. The transactions were carried out on the XLON trading venue.
For any further information, interested parties can contact Claire Baty, the Company Secretary, at 0345 111 0006.