Transaction in Own Shares

Costain Group PLC

24 October 2024

 

 

24 October 2024

Costain Group PLC

Transaction in own shares

 

Costain Group PLC ("Costain") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") announced on 21 August 2024, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange through Investec.

Date of Purchase	23 October 2024
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	31,865
Weighted average price per day (pence)	101.4660
Highest price per share (pence)	102.50
Lowest price per share (pence)	101.00

The purchased Ordinary Shares will be cancelled. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

Costain has now purchased 7,540,087 Ordinary Shares in aggregate for cancellation under the Buyback Programme.  Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased Ordinary Shares, the Group's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 270,944,950 Ordinary Shares.

Details of Trades:

 

   Aggregate information

Venue	Volume-weighted average price (p)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share (p)	Highest price per share (p)
XLON	101.4660	31,865	101.00	102.50

Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Investec on behalf of Costain as part of the Buyback Programme.

Date and time of each trade	Number of shares purchased	Price (pence per share)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
23 October 2024 08:59:36	1,115	101.00	XLON	00306416105TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	403	101.00	XLON	00306416106TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	1,517	101.00	XLON	00306416107TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	4,678	101.00	XLON	00306416108TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	711	101.00	XLON	00306416109TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	2,708	101.00	XLON	00306416110TRLO1
23 October 2024 08:59:36	11	101.00	XLON	00306416111TRLO1
23 October 2024 09:07:02	1,380	101.50	XLON	00306422480TRLO1
23 October 2024 09:12:08	176	101.50	XLON	00306427079TRLO1
23 October 2024 12:28:50	231	102.00	XLON	00306555577TRLO1
23 October 2024 12:28:50	462	102.00	XLON	00306555578TRLO1
23 October 2024 12:32:18	693	102.50	XLON	00306555636TRLO1
23 October 2024 13:45:41	3,198	102.00	XLON	00306557477TRLO1
23 October 2024 13:45:41	1,598	102.00	XLON	00306557478TRLO1
23 October 2024 15:44:29	4,473	101.50	XLON	00306562550TRLO1
23 October 2024 16:14:32	6,413	101.50	XLON	00306564349TRLO1
23 October 2024 16:14:43	473	102.00	XLON	00306564363TRLO1
23 October 2024 16:14:43	894	102.00	XLON	00306564364TRLO1
23 October 2024 16:14:43	17	102.00	XLON	00306564365TRLO1
23 October 2024 16:14:43	714	102.00	XLON	00306564366TRLO1

Enquiries:

 

Investors and analysts Paul Sharma, Costain	[e-mail] [phone]
Financial media - Headland Andy Rivett-Carnac Charlie Twigg	[e-mail] [phone] [phone]

Issuer name: Costain Group PLC

LEI: 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88

ISIN: GB00B64NSP76

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

Intermediary name: Investec

Intermediary Code: MIDLGB22XXX

Timezone: BST

Currency: GBp

 

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