Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 228,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 737.0777p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 911,371,056 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,254,966 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 906,116,090 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 per share, with the highest purchase price paid being 740.20p and the lowest being 725.80p. 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.