Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC

04 March 2024

 

Transactions in own shares

Centrica plc

4 March 2024

Centrica plc announces that on Friday, 1 March 2024 it purchased (through Goldman Sachs International) 793,553 Centrica plc ordinary shares of 6 ¹⁴/₈₁ pence each at a price of 127.9600 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Such purchase was effected pursuant to the Company's buyback programme announced on 10 October 2023 and in accordance with the non-discretionary share repurchase agreement entered into with Goldman Sachs International, as announced on 10 October 2023.

Since 10 October 2023, Centrica has purchased 137,986,827 ordinary shares at a cost (excluding dealing and associated costs) of £199,999,877.91.

Following the above purchase, Centrica plc holds 557,637,984 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 5,350,208,154 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (as in force in the UK and as amended by the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), detailed information about the individual purchases made by Goldman Sachs International is set out below.

Transaction details: Centrica plc ordinary shares of 6 ¹⁴/₈₁ pence each

Issuer name:	Centrica plc
ISIN:	GB00B033F229
Intermediary name:	Goldman Sachs International
Intermediary Code:	GSILGB2XXXX
Currency:	GBP

Aggregated information

Date of purchase:	1 March 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	793,553
Highest price paid:	129.2000p
Lowest price paid:	126.6500p
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	127.9600p

Disaggregated information

The table attached contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Goldman Sachs International, as part of the buyback programme.

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http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3654F_1-2024-3-3.pdf 

Completion of Share Buyback Programme

The Company announces that, following the purchase of these shares, the First Tranche of the 2023-2024 Programme of share repurchases announced on 10 October 2023, as defined therein, has completed. Under the First Tranche of the 2023-2024 Programme, the Company repurchased 137,986,827 ordinary shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 144.94 pence per ordinary share for a total consideration (excluding dealing and associated costs) of approximately £199,999,877.91. It remains the Company's intention to repurchase a total of £450m of its ordinary shares under the 2023-2024 Programme and further details in respect of the arrangements for repurchasing the remaining £250m of ordinary shares under that programme will be provided imminently.

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Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)
Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654
Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76
ISIN number: GB00B033F229

 

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