Auto Trader Group plc has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares for cancellation. The company bought 211,964 ordinary shares at an average price of 709.7322p per share. Following this transaction, the company now has 913,500,706 ordinary shares in issue and holds 5,264,966 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 908,235,740 voting rights in the company. 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 on the XLON trading venue. The highest purchase price paid per share was 716.60p, and the lowest purchase price paid per share was 701.00p.

For any further information, the company secretary, Claire Baty, can be contacted at 0345 111 0006.