Share Purchase

RNS Number : 6248Y

Close Brothers Group PLC

06 December 2017

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or the "group") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange.  The purchased shares will be held in treasury.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchases:				6/12/2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased:				82,146
Highest price paid per share:				£13.93
Lowest price paid per share:				£13.64
Volume weighted average price paid per share:				£13.8025
This share purchase is pursuant to the group's existing share purchase programme effected under instructions issued to Link Asset Services by Close Brothers on 30 November 2017 and as announced on 30 November 2017 ("the Programme").
Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 542,187 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,518,103 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Aggregated information in respect of ordinary shares purchased under the Programme:
Trading venue	Aggregated volume	Volume weighted average price (£)
London Stock Exchange	385,461	14.0151

Enquiries: John Hudspith, Deputy Company Secretary                                       020 7655 3100

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

6 December 2017

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ around 3,200 people, principally in the UK.  Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. 

 

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