Pets at Home Group Plc has disclosed the purchase of 150,000 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through Deutsche Numis as part of its Share Buyback Programme. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 300.80 GBp to 306.60 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 302.6188 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the company will have 465,177,396 Ordinary Shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury, resulting in a total of 465,177,396 voting rights in the company.
The company stated that the purchased shares will be cancelled, and the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 465,177,396. This 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.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the company provided detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme. This includes the number of ordinary shares purchased, transaction prices, and the time of each transaction, among other details.
The disclosed transactions provide transparency into the company's recent activities and its commitment to returning value to shareholders through the Share Buyback Programme.