Transaction in Own Shares

QinetiQ Group plc

28 February 2024

 

QinetiQ Group plc

28^th February 2024

QinetiQ Group plc

Transaction in own shares

QinetiQ Group plc (the Company) announces that on 27 February 2024 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the general meeting of the Company held on 6 February 2024, the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each (Shares) on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to its existing £100 million share buyback programme which was announced on 16 January 2024.

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Description of Shares:	QinetiQ Group plc- ordinary shares of 1 pence each (ISIN: GB00B0WMWD03)
Date of transaction	27th February 2024
Number of Shares purchased:	120,000
Average price paid per Share (pence):	365.1887
Highest price paid per Share (pence):	368.8000
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):	362.2000
Broker:	Barclays Capital Securities Limited

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share	Highest price per share
Aquis Exchange	3.6457	8,822	3.6260	3.6800
CBOE BXE	3.6268	2,568	3.6220	3.6300
CBOE CXE	3.6466	19,870	3.6220	3.6820
London Stock Exchange	3.6550	83,867	3.6220	3.6880
Turquoise	3.6453	4,873	3.6240	3.6820

This announcement is prepared on a trade basis. It is expected the shares purchased will be delivered to the Company within two working days. The total voting rights referred to below is prepared on a settlement basis.

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 576,809,029. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 576,809,029.

The figure of 576,809,029 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 Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the Company is available via the link below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6802E_1-2024-2-27.pdf 

This announcement will also be available on QinetiQ Group plc's website at https://www.qinetiq.com/en/investors.

Enquiries to:

John Haworth, Group Head of Investor Relations:             [phone]

Lindsay Walls, Group Director Communications:              [phone]

James Field, Company Secretary:                                   [phone]

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

 

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