Centrica PLC has announced that it purchased 2,569,287 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 149.6216 pence per share. These shares will be held as treasury shares. This purchase was made as part of the company's buyback program, which was announced on April 5, 2023. Since the start of the program, Centrica has purchased a total of 235,455,079 ordinary shares at a cost of £302,061,386.66. Following this latest purchase, Centrica now holds 421,091,773 ordinary shares in treasury, with 5,486,754,365 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares.

The transaction details show that the purchase was made through Citigroup Global Markets Limited, with the highest price paid being 151.5500 pence per share and the lowest price paid being 148.2000 pence per share. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 149.6216 pence.

The completion of this share buyback program has been announced by the company. Since the start of the program, Centrica has repurchased a total of 235,455,079 ordinary shares at an average price of 128.2882 pence per share, for a total consideration of approximately £302,061,386.66. The company had previously announced its intention to repurchase a further £450 million of its ordinary shares, with further details expected to be provided soon.

Centrica PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and its registered office is located in Windsor, Berkshire.