Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the purchase of 93,525 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 308.0 GBp to 315.0 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 310.25 GBp per share. These purchased shares will be canceled, resulting in the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue being 473,699,032 with no shares held in treasury. This will lead to a total voting rights in the company of 473,699,032.
The company provided detailed information on 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.