Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 180,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 737.1567p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 908,776,851 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,924,083 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 903,852,768 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 transactions were made at various times and prices, with the highest purchase price paid per share being 740.20p and the lowest being 734.00p. The trading venue for all transactions was XLON.
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).