Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 147,323 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 266.8 GBp to 277.8 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 274.9 GBp per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled, leaving the total number of voting rights in the company at 468,501,508.
The detailed information of the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme has been provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. The individual transactions include the number of shares purchased, transaction price per share, time of transaction, transaction reference number, and venue.
The company has also stated that the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 468,501,508 with no shares held in treasury. 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.