REG - Frasers Group PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
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RNS Number : 2302J Frasers Group PLC 04 April 2024
Date: 4 April 2024
FRASERS GROUP PLC ("Frasers Group" or "the Company")
SHARE BUYBACK
Transaction in Own Shares
Frasers Group announces that on 3 April 2024 it purchased 127,243 of its
ordinary shares from Numis Securities Limited ("Deutsche Numis") (acting as
the Company's broker) at an average price of 798.2389 pence per share, as part
of the Company's buyback programme announced on 12 February 2024. The
purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds 188,748,614 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 451,853,755.
Detailed information about the individual purchases made by Numis Securities
Limited ("Deutsche Numis") is set out below.
Venue Weighted average price paid per share (GBp) Aggregate number of shares purchased Lowest price paid per share (GBp) Highest price paid per share (GBp)
London Stock Exchange 798.1931 86,039 793.00 799.50
Turquoise 798.8545 1,357 797.50 799.50
Chi-X (CXE) 797.9369 9,331 791.50 799.50
BATS (BXE) 798.4332 30,516 794.00 799.50
Transaction details:
Number of ordinary shares purchased Transaction price Time of transaction Transaction reference number Trading venue
(GBp share)
(UK Time)
1613 796.00 08:15:02 00069430872TRLO0 XLON
1609 796.00 08:15:02 00069430873TRLO0 XLON
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Ends.
Frasers Group Plc
Robert Palmer, Company Secretary T. 0344 245 9200
LEI: 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34 E. investor.relations@frasers.group (mailto:investor.relations@frasers.group)
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