Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 208,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 801.2287 pence per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 901,102,255 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,691,766 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 896,410,489 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 Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the company as part of the buyback program has been provided. The transactions include the number of shares purchased, transaction prices per share, time of transaction, and the execution venue.
The company's Company Secretary, Claire Baty, can be contacted for any enquiries regarding this transaction at 0345 111 0006.
The schedule of purchases reveals a series of individual transactions, each with varying numbers of shares purchased and corresponding transaction prices per share. The transactions were executed at different times and on the XLON execution venue.
This announcement is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).