Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 83,746 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through HSBC Bank PLC as part of its share buyback program. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 296.6 GBp to 300.4 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 297.9 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the company will cancel the bought shares, leaving 472,562,636 Ordinary Shares in issue with none held in treasury, resulting in the same number of total voting rights in the company.
The detailed information of the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme is provided in the announcement. The table includes 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. This announcement provides transparency and compliance with regulatory requirements.