TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES |
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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. |
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Ordinary Shares |
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Date of purchases: |
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23 October 2019 |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
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42,010 |
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Highest price paid per share: |
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£14.23 |
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Lowest price paid per share: |
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£13.98 |
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Volume weighted average price paid per share: |
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£14.1853 |
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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 15 October 2019 and as announced on the same day (the "Programme"). |
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Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 897,739 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,162,551 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). |
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Aggregated information in respect of ordinary shares purchased under the Programme:
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Trading venue |
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Volume weighted average price (£) |
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London Stock Exchange |
244,649 |
14.121116 |
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Enquiries: John Hudspith, Deputy Company Secretary 020 3857 6059
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 3,000 people, principally in the UK. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.