Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3400C

Currys PLC

21 February 2022

 

CURRYS PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

Currys plc

Released: 21 February 2022

Currys plc (the "Company") announces that on 21 February 2022 it purchased through Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc 1,026,339 ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1 pence each on the London Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facilities at a price of £0.9727 per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company as part of the share buyback programme announced on 4 November 2021. Since 14 January 2022 the Company has purchased 17,497,677 of its shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £17,784,376.72.

Ordinary Shares

Description of shares:     Currys plc - ordinary shares of 0.1 pence

Date of purchase:      21 February 2022

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                                               1,026,339

Highest price paid per share (GBPp):                                                 99.70

Lowest price paid per share (GBPp):                                                  96.15 

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBPp):                    97.27

Broker:    Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc

Following the above transaction, and cancellation of the purchased shares, the Company will have 1,148,960,766 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 1,148,960,766. The figure of 1,148,960,766 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), detailed information about the individual trades made by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc is attached to this announcement here:  http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3400C_1-2022-2-21.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

This announcement will also be available on the Company's website at currysplc.com

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