Share Purchase

RNS Number : 6778E

Close Brothers Group PLC

19 October 2018

 

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:			19 October 2018
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			59,862
Highest price paid per share:			£15.63
Lowest price paid per share:			£15.43
Volume weighted average price paid per share:			£15.2146
This share purchase is pursuant to the group's existing share purchase programme effected under instructions issued to Link Market Services Trustees Limited by Close Brothers on 15 October 2018 and as announced on the same day (the "Programme").
Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 916,008 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,144,282 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	303,795	15.2715

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary                                                       020 7655 3100

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ over 3,300 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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