Transaction in own shares
Burberry Group plc (the "Company" or "Burberry") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each from Merrill Lynch International on the London Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facilities in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 12 July 2023 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Burberry on 30 June 2023, as announced on 30 June 2023.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: |
12 September 2023 |
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: |
215,914 |
Highest price paid per share (pence): |
2,137.0000 |
Lowest price paid per share (pence): |
2,108.0000 |
Average price paid per share (pence): |
2,123.2934 |
Burberry intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, Burberry holds 5,232,720 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 370,294,474 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 370,294,474 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 share buyback programme with Merrill Lynch International announced on 30 June 2023, the Company has repurchased 8,752,260 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 2,161.0013 pence per share.
A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2211M_1-2023-9-12.pdf
Burberry is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BRBY.L) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. ADR symbol OTC:BURBY.
BURBERRY, the Equestrian Knight Device, the Burberry Check and the Thomas Burberry Monogram and Print are trademarks belonging to Burberry.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.