Transaction in Own Shares

QinetiQ Group plc

01 August 2024

 

QinetiQ Group plc

1^st August 2024

QinetiQ Group plc

Transaction in own shares

QinetiQ Group plc (the Company) announces that on 31 July 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	31st July 2024
Number of Shares purchased:	80,000
Average price paid per Share (pence):	479.3844
Highest price paid per Share (pence):	482.6000
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):	476.8000
Broker:	Barclays Capital Securities Limited

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share	Highest price per share
Aquis Exchange	4.7911	6,225	4.7760	4.8260
CBOE BXE	4.7980	1,180	4.7960	4.8000
CBOE CXE	4.7953	16,800	4.7680	4.8020
London Stock Exchange	4.7939	52,895	4.7680	4.8060
Turquoise	4.7896	2,900	4.7860	4.7940

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 570,904,935. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 570,904,935.

The figure of 570,904,935 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/6648Y_1-2024-7-31.pdf

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

Enquiries to:

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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