Pets at Home Group Plc has disclosed the details of its share buyback programme, revealing the purchase of 54,077 of its Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each through HSBC Bank PLC. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 296.0 GBp to 302.8 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 300.5 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the company will have 473,233,500 Ordinary Shares in issue with no shares held in treasury, resulting in the total voting rights in the company being 473,233,500.
The company provided a comprehensive breakdown of the individual transactions made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme, including the number of shares purchased, transaction prices per share, 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 details are intended to 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.