REG - Bunzl PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

BunzlAnnouncement

29/01/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 0161V  Bunzl PLC  29 January 2025

                                                                                                                                29 January 2025

                Bunzl plc
                Transaction in own shares

 Bunzl plc (the "Company" or "Bunzl") announces today that it has purchased the
 following number of its ordinary shares of 32¹/⁷ pence each through UBS AG
 London Branch ("UBS") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the
 authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on
 24 April 2024 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected in accordance with
 instructions issued by Bunzl on 31 December 2024, as announced on 31 December
 2024.

 Date of purchase:                                                                                                              28 January 2025
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:                                                                                 1,233
 Highest price paid per share:                                                                                                  GBp 3406
 Lowest price paid per share:                                                                                                   GBp 3400
 Average price paid per share:                                                                                                  GBp 3402.9878

 Bunzl intends to cancel the purchased shares.
 Following the above transaction, Bunzl does not hold any of its ordinary
 shares in treasury and has 330,388,497 ordinary shares in issue.
 Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be
 330,388,497 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator
 when determining whether 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.
 Since the commencement of the £200 million share buyback programme with UBS
 announced on 31 December 2024, the Company has repurchased 800,892 ordinary
 shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 3,336 pence per share.
 The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part
 of the buyback programme.

 Schedule of Purchases

 Shares purchased:             ISIN: GB00B0744B38
 Date:                         28 January 2025
 Intermediary name:            UBS AG London Branch
 Intermediary Code:            UBSWGB24
 Currency:                     GBP

 Aggregated information:

 Venue                         Volume-weighted average price                                           Aggregated Volume                   Lowest price per share                          Highest price per share
 London Stock Exchange                               3,402.99                                          1,233                                              3,400                                           3,406
 BATS Europe                                                    -                                      0                                                        -                                               -
 Chi-X Europe                                                   -                                      0                                                        -                                               -
 Aquis                                                          -                                      0                                                        -                                               -

 Individual Transactions:

 In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (as
 incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by UBS on behalf of the
 Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

 Time                          Volume                                                                  Price (GBp)                         Platform                                        Transaction Reference Number
 08:05:11                      619                                                                     3400                                LSE                                             475675
 08:08:54                      614                                                                     3406                                LSE                                             480600

 

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