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RNS Number : 3580N CVS Group plc 02 January 2026
02 January 2026
CVS GROUP plc
("CVS" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Transaction in own shares
CVS announces that on 31 December 2025 it purchased the following number of
its ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") from Joh. Berenberg,
Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch ("Berenberg"), in accordance with the
terms of the share buyback programme announced on 24 October 2025 (the "Share
Buyback Programme").
Date of purchase: 31/12/2025
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased: 4,554
Lowest price paid per share (GBp): 1,266.00
Highest price paid per share (GBp): 1,278.00
Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp): 1,273.59
CVS intends to cancel all of the purchased Ordinary Shares.
Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the Ordinary
Shares purchased, CVS will have 70,706,719 Ordinary Shares in issue and holds
no Ordinary Shares in treasury.
The total number of voting rights in CVS is therefore 70,706,719 and this
figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by
which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or
a change to their interest in, CVS under the Financial Conduct Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Since the commencement of the Share Buyback Programme, the Company has
repurchased 1,034,064 Ordinary Shares in aggregate at a weighted average price
of 1,221.27 pence per share.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market
Abuse Regulation), as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed
information of the individual trades made by Berenberg as part of the Share
Buyback Programme.
Individual transactions:
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased Transaction price (GBp share) Time of transaction (UK Time) Transaction reference number Trading Venue
70 1266 31/12/2025 10:08:21 1361977762912325 XLON
44 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:31 1361977762912807 XLON
1 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:31 1361977762912808 XLON
10 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:31 1361977762912809 XLON
6 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:31 1361977762912810 XLON
19 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:31 1361977762912811 XLON
6 1266 31/12/2025 10:26:32 1361977762912812 XLON
281 1268 31/12/2025 10:39:29 1361977762913259 XLON
25 1266 31/12/2025 10:39:29 1361977762913260 XLON
106 1268 31/12/2025 10:39:29 1361977762913261 XLON
111 1266 31/12/2025 10:39:32 1361977762913262 XLON
32 1268 31/12/2025 10:50:04 1361977762913570 XLON
9 1268 31/12/2025 10:50:04 1361977762913571 XLON
11 1268 31/12/2025 10:50:04 1361977762913572 XLON
276 1272 31/12/2025 10:59:24 1361977762913854 XLON
96 1272 31/12/2025 10:59:24 1361977762913857 XLON
85 1268 31/12/2025 11:14:47 1361977762914340 XLON
204 1276 31/12/2025 11:23:24 1361977762914655 XLON
191 1274 31/12/2025 11:24:40 1361977762914690 XLON
40 1276 31/12/2025 11:29:31 1361977762914855 XLON
115 1276 31/12/2025 11:29:31 1361977762914856 XLON
483 1270 31/12/2025 11:43:40 1361977762915573 XLON
553 1276 31/12/2025 11:50:04 1361977762915810 XLON
560 1276 31/12/2025 11:50:04 1361977762915813 XLON
78 1276 31/12/2025 11:56:01 1361977762916089 XLON
154 1276 31/12/2025 12:01:30 1361977762916311 XLON
231 1276 31/12/2025 12:03:15 1361977762916359 XLON
135 1276 31/12/2025 12:03:15 1361977762916360 XLON
178 1276 31/12/2025 12:05:10 1361977762916425 XLON
158 1278 31/12/2025 12:11:22 1361977762916728 XLON
286 1278 31/12/2025 12:15:34 1361977762916940 XLON
Contacts
CVS Group
plc
via Camarco
Richard Fairman, CEO
Robin Alfonso, CFO
Paul Higgs, Chief Veterinary Officer
Charlotte Page, Head of Investor Relations
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint
Broker)
+44 (0)20 7418 8900
Christopher Golden / James Steel / Andrew Clark
Berenberg (Joint
Broker)
+44 (0)20 3207 7800
Toby Flaux / Michael Burke / Milo Bonser / Brooke Harris-Lowing
Camarco (Financial PR)
cvsg@camarco.co.uk
Ginny
Pulbrook
+44 (0)7961 315 138
Letaba Rimell
Tilly Butcher
About CVS Group plc (www.cvsukltd.co.uk)
CVS Group is an AIM-listed provider of veterinary services with operations in
the UK and Australia. CVS is focused on providing high-quality clinical
services to its clients and their animals, with outstanding and dedicated
clinical teams and support colleagues at the core of its strategy.
The Group now operates c.470 veterinary practices across its two territories,
including specialist referral hospitals and dedicated out-of-hours sites.
Alongside the core Veterinary Practices division, CVS operates Laboratories
(providing diagnostic services to CVS and third-parties) and an online retail
business ("Animed Direct").
The Group employs c.8,900 personnel, including c.2,400 veterinary surgeons and
c.3,300 nurses.
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