Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 215,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 700.792p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 914,135,670 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,264,966 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 908,870,704 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 individual transactions include the number of ordinary shares purchased, transaction prices, and the time of transactions on the trading venue.
The company's Company Secretary, Claire Baty, can be contacted for any enquiries regarding this announcement at 0345 111 0006.
The announcement complies with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).