Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 245,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 806.5269 pence per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 900,443,255 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,585,679 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 895,857,576 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 were executed at various times and prices per share, with the highest purchase price paid being 815.2000p and the lowest being 802.8000p. The execution venue for all transactions was XLON.

For any further information or enquiries, interested parties can contact Claire Baty, the Company Secretary, at 0345 111 0006.

This announcement is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).