Share Purchase

RNS Number : 9792Q

Close Brothers Group PLC

01 November 2021

 

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:	1 November 2021
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	20,315
Highest price paid per share:	£14.45
Lowest price paid per share:	£14.26
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	£14.352221

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 26 October 2021 and as announced on the same day (the "Programme").

Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 1,497,872 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,562,418 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	243,584	14.539042

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary & Head of Legal (Corporate & Bank Retail)

020 3857 6057

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 3,700 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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