Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase and subsequent cancellation of 48,337 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through HSBC Bank PLC. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 318.8 GBp to 321.6 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 320.5 GBp. Following this buyback, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 474,343,891, with no shares held in treasury, resulting in the total voting rights in the company being 474,343,891.
The company provided detailed information on individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices per share, time of transaction, transaction reference numbers, and the venue of the transactions. This information is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).
The figures for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations 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.