Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 170,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 688.7528 pence per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 906,603,190 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,882,922 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 901,720,268 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 Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the company as part of the buyback program has been provided. The transactions were executed at various times and prices, with the highest purchase price paid per share being 692.6000p and the lowest being 684.4000p. The transactions were executed on the XLON execution venue.

For any further information, the company can be contacted through Claire Baty, the Company Secretary, at 0345 111 0006.