Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of 160,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 745.4153 pence per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 904,343,190 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,874,363 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 899,468,827 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 748.6000p and the lowest being 740.2000p. The transactions were executed on the XLON execution venue.
For any further information, 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).