ITV PLC has announced the purchase of 2,894,959 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 4 May 2023. The highest price paid per share was 71.28 pence, the lowest was 69.88 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 70.65 pence. The company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following this transaction, the Company now holds 2,894,959 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 4,049,514,235 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. This brings the total number of voting rights in the Company to 4,049,514,235. Shareholders may use this figure 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 program announced on 7 March 2024, the Company has repurchased 2,894,959 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 70.65 pence per share.