Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 74,623 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through HSBC Bank PLC as part of its share buyback programme. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 294.6 GBp to 300.4 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 296.8 GBp per share. These purchased shares will be canceled, resulting in the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue being 473,158,877 with no shares held in treasury. This will leave the total voting rights in the company at 473,158,877.
The company has provided detailed information on the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme, in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. The table includes the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, time of transaction, transaction reference number, and venue for each trade.
This information is important for shareholders and others with notification obligations, as it may be used as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.