ITV PLC has announced the purchase of 2,828,295 of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc on the London Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facilities. The purchase was made in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 2 May 2024. The highest price paid per share was 81.45 pence, the lowest was 80.35 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 80.89 pence. The company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following this transaction, the Company now holds 77,676,697 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,974,732,497 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company will be 3,974,732,497, which may be used by shareholders as the denominator when determining whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, ITV under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Since the commencement of the share buyback programme announced on 7 March 2024, the Company has repurchased 86,176,697 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 74.84 pence per share. A full breakdown of the individual trades can be found on the company's website.