Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 69,259 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 296.0 GBp to 300.2 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 298.2 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 473,035,558 with no shares held in treasury, resulting in a total voting rights of 473,035,558.

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 price per share, time of transaction, transaction reference number, and venue. This information is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

The figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations 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. The purchased shares will be cancelled, and the company will have 473,035,558 total voting rights.