Leeds Group plc
(the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares & TVR
Leeds Group announces that it has made the following purchases of its own Ordinary Shares to be held in treasury:
20 May 2013 - 15,000 shares at 19.24 pence per share
20 May 2013 - 10,000 shares at 19.05 pence per share
21 May 2013 - 25,000 shares at 19.25 pence per share
21 May 2013 - 25,000 shares at 19.50 pence per share
As a result of the above purchases, the total number of Ordinary Shares now held in treasury is 3,900,658 and the number of Ordinary Shares in issue (not including those held in treasury) is 27,699,342.
For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company's total issued share capital at the date of this notice comprises 31,600,000 ordinary shares of 12p each, with one voting right per share. There are 3,900,658 shares held in treasury, representing 12.3% of the total issued share capital.
The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 27,699,342.
The above figure of 27,699,342 may be used by shareholders 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.
Malcolm Wilson Tel: 07801 224618
Leeds Group plc
Tony Rawlinson Tel: 020 7148 7900
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP