Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 172,438 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 289.6 GBp to 294.8 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 291.1 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the company will cancel the bought shares, leaving a total of 469,850,364 Ordinary Shares in issue with no shares held in treasury. This figure will be used as the denominator for the calculation of voting rights.

The detailed information of the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme is provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. The transactions include the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, time of transaction, transaction reference number, and venue. The transactions were executed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and ranged from 289 GBp to 294.8 GBp per share.

This announcement provides transparency regarding the company's share buyback activities and the resulting impact on the total number of voting rights. It also demonstrates the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders through the buyback programme.