REG-Travis Perkins Travis Perkins: Transaction in Own Shares
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Travis Perkins (TPK)
Travis Perkins: Transaction in Own Shares
28-Apr-2022 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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Transactions in Own Shares
Travis Perkins plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased the
following number of its ordinary shares of 11.205105 pence each on the
London Stock Exchange, from Citigroup Global Markets Limited as part of
its second share buy-back programme announced on 1 March 2022:
Date of purchase: 27 April 2022
Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased: 59,554
Highest price paid per share (GBP): £12.5000
Lowest price paid per share (GBP): £12.4650
Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBP): £12.4889
The repurchased shares will be held in treasury (and some may subsequently
be transferred to the Company's employee benefit trust). Following the
purchase of these shares, Travis Perkins holds 3,970,978 of its ordinary
shares in treasury and has 211,054,948 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares).
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No
596/2014, as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European
Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a full breakdown of the purchases of ordinary
shares made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited on behalf of the Company
on an individual basis can be found by clicking on the link at the end of
this announcement.
Aggregated information is set out below.
Trading Venue Volume weighted average price (GBP) Aggregated volume
XLON 12.4890 37,699
BATE 12.4888 21,855
ChiX
Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
Trading Number of Price Per Share Transaction Reference
Transaction Time
Venue Shares (GBP) Code
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15:57:11 XLON 6 1250.00 x8KAi2oI@KI
15:57:11 XLON 400 1250.00 x8KAi2oI@KK
15:57:11 XLON 64 1250.00 x8KAi2oI@KM
15:57:11 BATE 542 1250.00 x8KAi2oI@KO
15:44:46 XLON 105 1250.00 x8KAi2oIui0
15:44:46 XLON 202 1250.00 x8KAi2oIuiI
15:44:06 BATE 349 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$a
15:44:06 BATE 6 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$c
15:44:06 BATE 339 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$l
15:44:06 BATE 256 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$q
15:44:06 XLON 237 1249.50 x8KAi2oIu$B
15:44:06 BATE 94 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$C
15:44:06 BATE 145 1250.00 x8KAi2oIu$E
15:44:06 XLON 470 1249.50 x8KAi2oIu$R
15:44:06 BATE 369 1249.50 x8KAi2oIu$T
15:43:45 XLON 222 1249.50 x8KAi2oIu3T
15:43:45 XLON 417 1249.50 x8KAi2oIu3V
15:42:29 BATE 15 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvf9
15:42:29 XLON 202 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvf5
15:42:29 XLON 45 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvf7
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15:42:29 BATE 16 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvfD
15:42:29 BATE 219 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvfF
15:42:29 BATE 141 1249.50 x8KAi2oIvfH
15:41:29 BATE 164 1250.00 x8KAi2oIv4g
15:41:29 BATE 265 1250.00 x8KAi2oIv49
15:41:29 BATE 22 1250.00 x8KAi2oIv4B
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For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations:
Matt Worster
+44 (0) 7990 088548
1 Matt.worster@travisperkins.co.uk
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