Pets at Home Group Plc has disclosed the purchase of 175,000 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through Deutsche Numis as part of its share buyback program. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 293.20 GBp to 297.40 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 294.6311 GBp per share. Following the buyback, the company will have 466,292,856 Ordinary Shares in issue, with none held in treasury, resulting in the total voting rights in the company being 466,292,856.
The company has provided detailed information on the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme, including the number of ordinary shares purchased, transaction prices, and the time of each transaction. This information is in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).
The disclosed information will 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.
The purchased shares will be cancelled, and the company will have 466,292,856 total voting rights, which may be used for notification obligations.