Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares for cancellation. The company bought 226,157 ordinary shares at an average price of 733.3482p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 911,144,899 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,254,966 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 905,889,933 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 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, with the highest purchase price paid per share being 739.00p and the lowest being 729.00p. The transactions were carried out on the XLON trading venue.
For any further information, the company has provided contact details for the Company Secretary, Claire Baty, at 0345 111 0006.