Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 174,064 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 270.4 GBp to 278 GBp, with a volume weighted average price of 277.3 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 471,714,273 with no shares held in treasury, resulting in a total voting rights of 471,714,273.

The company provided detailed information of the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC as part of the Share Buyback Programme, including 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.