Pharos Energy plc has announced that it has purchased 33,145 of its own ordinary shares through Peel Hunt LLP as part of its share buyback program. The shares purchased will be cancelled. The highest price paid per share was 23.0000 pence, the lowest price paid per share was also 23.0000 pence, and the volume weighted average price paid per share was 23.0000 pence. After the purchase and cancellation, the company will have 438,157,329 ordinary shares in issue, with 9,122,268 held in treasury. Shareholders can use the figure of 429,035,061 as the denominator for calculating their interest in the company. Since the initiation of the share buyback program, the company has purchased a total of 14,188,098 ordinary shares for cancellation at a cost of £3,421,556.77.
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