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Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7420B

Tesco PLC

24 April 2026

 

Tesco PLC

24 April 2026

Tesco PLC

Transaction in own shares

Further to the announcements made on 16 April 2026 and 22 April 2026, Tesco PLC (the "Company") announces that on 23 April 2026 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the following number of Tesco PLC ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence pursuant to its existing £750 million share buyback programme.

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Description of sharesTesco PLC - ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence
Date of transaction23 April 2026
Number of Shares purchased:415,797
Average price paid per Share (pence):481.00p
Highest price paid per Share (pence):486.55p
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):476.90p
BrokerCitigroup Global Markets Limited
  Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 6,384,360,446. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. The figure of 6,384,360,446 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) 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, the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. Since the launch of the Commencement RNS on 22 April 2026 the Company has purchased 822,350 ordinary shares, totalling £4.0m, in aggregate for cancellation.   In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual purchases is attached to this announcement. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7420B_1-2026-4-23.pdf Further enquiries: Investor relations:                                  Chris Griffith                 01707 940 900                                                                Andrew Gwynn            01707 942 409 Company Secretary:                              Chris Taylor                 CompanySecretary@tesco.com Media:                                                                                        0330 678 0639 Tesco PLC's LEI number is: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.   END     POSFLFVASDIVFIR

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