Transactions in own shares
Date of purchase: 28 November 2023
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 128,570
Lowest price paid per share GBp 144.60
Highest price per share GBp 146.00
Average price per share GBp 145.33
The company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Since 17 May 2023, the Company has purchased 11,343,302 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of $22,530,201.30 (£17,984,852.96).
Following the above transaction, the company holds 0 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,124,056,295 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares and any shares purchased by the Company through Merrill Lynch International which are yet to be cancelled).
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: (ISIN: GB00BL9ZF303 | LEI: 213800HTCF8A7XM22A32)
Date of purchases: 28 November 2023
Investment Firm: Merrill Lynch International
Enquiries to
Petershill Partners plc
Gurjit Kambo
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7454 750 709
Aggregate information:
Venue |
Volume-weighted average price (GBp) |
Aggregated volume |
Lowest price per share (GBp) |
Highest price per share (GBp) |
London Stock Exchange |
145.32 |
105,000 |
144.80 |
146.00 |
Cboe BXE |
145.20 |
11,344 |
144.60 |
145.60 |
Cboe CXE |
145.57 |
12,226 |
144.80 |
146.00 |
Aquis |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Turquoise |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
The schedule accessible via the following link contains detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International as part of the buyback programme:
Detailed Purchases:
Transaction Date |
Transaction Time |
Volume |
Price (GBp) |
Platform |
Transaction Reference Number |
28-Nov-23 |
09:30:09 |
113 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJBJM |
28-Nov-23 |
09:30:09 |
1054 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJBBL |
28-Nov-23 |
09:30:09 |
1396 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJBBM |
28-Nov-23 |
09:35:44 |
653 |
144.60 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJBFG |
28-Nov-23 |
09:35:44 |
761 |
144.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJBR8 |
28-Nov-23 |
09:35:44 |
4482 |
144.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJBR7 |
28-Nov-23 |
10:42:51 |
215 |
145.20 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJIF4 |
28-Nov-23 |
10:57:02 |
1 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJI5A |
28-Nov-23 |
10:57:02 |
1 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJI5B |
28-Nov-23 |
10:57:02 |
2 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJI57 |
28-Nov-23 |
10:57:02 |
4 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJI5D |
28-Nov-23 |
10:57:02 |
4 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJI5E |
28-Nov-23 |
11:12:00 |
4 |
144.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJJ8O |
28-Nov-23 |
12:06:56 |
398 |
145.60 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJN9Q |
28-Nov-23 |
12:07:38 |
1 |
145.60 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJNAS |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
294 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJPB1 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
311 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJN0V |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
400 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJNDV |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
400 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJN0S |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
524 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJN0T |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:00 |
3697 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJN0U |
28-Nov-23 |
12:09:41 |
371 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJPCE |
28-Nov-23 |
12:13:44 |
79 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJPIP |
28-Nov-23 |
12:13:44 |
489 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJNLK |
28-Nov-23 |
12:15:43 |
185 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJNQJ |
28-Nov-23 |
12:24:57 |
191 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJOF4 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:26:57 |
94 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJOHI |
28-Nov-23 |
12:26:57 |
595 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJNU6 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:28:50 |
795 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO0V |
28-Nov-23 |
12:29:08 |
11 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO17 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:30:07 |
816 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO2Q |
28-Nov-23 |
12:30:47 |
777 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO41 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:32:03 |
386 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO6B |
28-Nov-23 |
12:32:44 |
731 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO79 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:33:26 |
274 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJQKM |
28-Nov-23 |
12:33:26 |
363 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO8K |
28-Nov-23 |
12:34:06 |
717 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO99 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:34:06 |
1826 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJO9A |
28-Nov-23 |
12:34:45 |
466 |
145.20 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJOUE |
28-Nov-23 |
12:36:43 |
698 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJODE |
28-Nov-23 |
12:44:44 |
803 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJOO7 |
28-Nov-23 |
12:48:42 |
825 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJOUF |
28-Nov-23 |
12:52:46 |
864 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJP4I |
28-Nov-23 |
12:54:40 |
40 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJP7K |
28-Nov-23 |
12:55:19 |
393 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJP8J |
28-Nov-23 |
13:30:52 |
238 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRFT |
28-Nov-23 |
13:30:52 |
991 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRG0 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:30:52 |
991 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRG2 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:30:52 |
991 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRG4 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:30:52 |
991 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRG6 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:32:50 |
286 |
146.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJRJR |
28-Nov-23 |
13:36:51 |
613 |
145.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJTV2 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:38:50 |
382 |
145.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJU2A |
28-Nov-23 |
13:40:07 |
274 |
145.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJU4S |
28-Nov-23 |
13:40:48 |
129 |
145.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJU62 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:40:48 |
208 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS1G |
28-Nov-23 |
13:41:28 |
616 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS2B |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:07 |
311 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS3J |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:07 |
479 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS3K |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:07 |
615 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS3H |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:07 |
2597 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS3I |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:46 |
162 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJU8M |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:48 |
311 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS4U |
28-Nov-23 |
13:42:48 |
989 |
145.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJS50 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:46:50 |
691 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJTER |
28-Nov-23 |
13:48:54 |
706 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJTIO |
28-Nov-23 |
13:50:53 |
718 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJTMG |
28-Nov-23 |
13:52:54 |
446 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJTQ5 |
28-Nov-23 |
13:54:56 |
197 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJTTV |
28-Nov-23 |
13:56:59 |
435 |
145.40 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJU2B |
28-Nov-23 |
14:00:58 |
237 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJT3G |
28-Nov-23 |
14:02:57 |
914 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJT7V |
28-Nov-23 |
14:03:38 |
914 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJT9M |
28-Nov-23 |
14:04:16 |
888 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTB3 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:04:58 |
20 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTC7 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:08:16 |
828 |
145.20 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJV05 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:08:55 |
103 |
145.20 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MJVMK |
28-Nov-23 |
14:09:37 |
303 |
145.20 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJV45 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:10:55 |
134 |
145.20 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJV67 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:10:56 |
657 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTNP |
28-Nov-23 |
14:13:37 |
225 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTTB |
28-Nov-23 |
14:14:19 |
770 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTU8 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:14:58 |
763 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJTV7 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:15:38 |
528 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJU0H |
28-Nov-23 |
14:16:16 |
458 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJVHI |
28-Nov-23 |
14:16:54 |
34 |
145.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK06D |
28-Nov-23 |
14:16:54 |
431 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MJVLE |
28-Nov-23 |
14:17:36 |
465 |
145.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK08C |
28-Nov-23 |
14:18:16 |
52 |
145.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK09V |
28-Nov-23 |
14:22:21 |
252 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUFF |
28-Nov-23 |
14:22:59 |
736 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUGM |
28-Nov-23 |
14:23:38 |
732 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUIH |
28-Nov-23 |
14:24:19 |
734 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUJD |
28-Nov-23 |
14:25:00 |
727 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUL5 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:25:39 |
719 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUM9 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:26:18 |
719 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUNE |
28-Nov-23 |
14:26:59 |
623 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MJUOR |
28-Nov-23 |
14:50:23 |
113 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK0T9 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:51:40 |
618 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK108 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:52:20 |
618 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK12N |
28-Nov-23 |
14:52:59 |
608 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK144 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:53:40 |
608 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK16I |
28-Nov-23 |
14:54:58 |
596 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK19N |
28-Nov-23 |
14:56:20 |
592 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK1D5 |
28-Nov-23 |
14:57:00 |
550 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MK1F9 |
28-Nov-23 |
15:06:56 |
878 |
145.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK3VC |
28-Nov-23 |
15:20:51 |
1 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK52Q |
28-Nov-23 |
15:43:49 |
1373 |
146.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK7L0 |
28-Nov-23 |
15:53:52 |
1207 |
146.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK8U7 |
28-Nov-23 |
15:59:13 |
625 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MK9F9 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:11:59 |
4 |
144.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKASP |
28-Nov-23 |
16:12:02 |
311 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKB3P |
28-Nov-23 |
16:12:02 |
1176 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKB3S |
28-Nov-23 |
16:36:18 |
2 |
144.80 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKDGP |
28-Nov-23 |
16:42:14 |
7 |
145.60 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKEAB |
28-Nov-23 |
16:44:13 |
1172 |
145.60 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKEH0 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:47:56 |
649 |
145.20 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MKKJR |
28-Nov-23 |
16:50:05 |
11 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGGI |
28-Nov-23 |
16:50:05 |
311 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGGL |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
311 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGLP |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGLS |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGLU |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGM0 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGM2 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGM4 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:15 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGM6 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:16 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGM8 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:16 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGMA |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:16 |
967 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGMC |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:18 |
162 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGMH |
28-Nov-23 |
16:51:18 |
1575 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKGMG |
28-Nov-23 |
16:53:58 |
1012 |
145.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKFHR |
28-Nov-23 |
16:54:38 |
730 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKH75 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:55:59 |
933 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHG9 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:23 |
311 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNM |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:23 |
1092 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNJ |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:23 |
1092 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNN |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:23 |
1092 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNP |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:23 |
1092 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNR |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:24 |
1092 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHNT |
28-Nov-23 |
16:57:25 |
1575 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKHO2 |
28-Nov-23 |
16:58:43 |
196 |
145.00 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKG29 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:00 |
346 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MKMGU |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:38 |
723 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MKMJI |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
311 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIA2 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
998 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIA1 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
998 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIA4 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
998 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIA6 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
998 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIA8 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:41 |
998 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIAA |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:45 |
728 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIB0 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:00:49 |
968 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKIBQ |
28-Nov-23 |
17:01:55 |
1008 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MKMQ5 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:07:50 |
104 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKH69 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:07:50 |
766 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKH66 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:15:46 |
107 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKNN |
28-Nov-23 |
17:16:24 |
945 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKRQ |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:03 |
932 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKUN |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKV1 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKV3 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKV5 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKV7 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKV9 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKVB |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKVD |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
972 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKVF |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
1045 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKUS |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:08 |
1045 |
145.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKUV |
28-Nov-23 |
17:17:11 |
1575 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKKVM |
28-Nov-23 |
17:19:42 |
1214 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKLDT |
28-Nov-23 |
17:20:21 |
364 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKLIG |
28-Nov-23 |
17:20:58 |
611 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKLLF |
28-Nov-23 |
17:21:36 |
899 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKLQ4 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:21:40 |
2349 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKLQO |
28-Nov-23 |
17:23:26 |
3 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKM62 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:23:26 |
311 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKM63 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:23:28 |
118 |
145.60 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKJF6 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:23:28 |
695 |
145.60 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKJF2 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:23:30 |
5 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKM6G |
28-Nov-23 |
17:24:17 |
1068 |
145.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKMBN |
28-Nov-23 |
17:24:17 |
1468 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKMBP |
28-Nov-23 |
17:25:00 |
1255 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKMHB |
28-Nov-23 |
17:25:36 |
394 |
145.00 |
BATE |
0XL77000000000005MKRI1 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:27:40 |
370 |
145.40 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKK94 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:28:19 |
136 |
145.20 |
CHIX |
0XL74000000000005MKKC5 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:28:59 |
3355 |
145.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKN94 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:29:27 |
3 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKNBF |
28-Nov-23 |
17:29:32 |
5 |
145.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKNCJ |
28-Nov-23 |
17:29:58 |
280 |
146.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKNJ0 |
28-Nov-23 |
17:29:58 |
463 |
146.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A000000000005MKNJ1 |