Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9139Y
Glencore PLC
05 December 2014
 

 

 

Glencore plc

Baar, Switzerland

5th December, 2014

                                                          

Transaction in Own Shares

 

Glencore plc ("Glencore") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.01 each on the London Stock Exchange as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 20th August 2014:

 

Date of purchase:                                          4th December 2014

Number of ordinary shares purchased:         1,000,000

Highest price paid per share:                         325.35p

Lowest price paid per share:                         318.40p

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.             

 

Following the above transaction, Glencore holds a total of 115,869,596 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 13,162,535,870 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

For further information please contact:

 

Investor:

Paul Smith
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2487
m: +41 (0) 79 947 1348
e:
paul.smith@glencore.com

Martin Fewings
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2880
m: +41 (0) 79 737 5642
e: martin.fewings@glencore.com

Elisa Morniroli
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818
m: +41 (0) 79 833 0508
e: elisa.morniroli@glencore.com

 

Media:

Charles Watenphul
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462
m: +41 (0) 79 904 3320
e: charles.watenphul@glencore.com

Finsbury
Guy Lamming / Dorothy Burwell
t: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801


 

Company secretarial:

John Burton
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2619
m: +41 (0) 79 944 5434
e: john.burton@glencore.com

Nicola Barrett
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2755
m: +41 (0) 79 735 3916
e: nicola.barrett@glencore.com


 

www.glencore.com

 

About Glencore

Glencore is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise of over 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.

With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 90 offices located in over 50 countries.

Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, oil and food processing. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 200,000 people, including contractors.

 


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