Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7100S

Tesco PLC

15 July 2022

 

Tesco PLC

15 July 2022

Tesco PLC

Transaction in own shares

Tesco PLC (the "Company") announces that on 15 July 2022 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the following number of ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence pursuant to its previously announced up to £750 million share buyback programme.

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Description of shares:	Tesco PLC - ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence
Date of transaction	15 July 2022
Number of Shares purchased:	4,863
Average price paid per Share (pence):	256.8000p
Highest price paid per Share (pence):	256.8000p
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):	256.8000p
Broker:	HSBC Bank plc

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 7,499,626,067. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 7,499,626,067 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 applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

Further enquiries:

Investor relations:   Chris Griffith   01707 940 900

Company Secretary:  Robert Welch  07793 222 569

Media:  0330 678 0639

Tesco PLC's LEI number is: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46

Name of the Issuer	Date	Identity code of the financial instrument	Quantity bought	Price (GBp)	Time	Exchange Venue	Exchange Reference number of the transaction
Tesco PLC	15/07/2022	GB00BLGZ9862	4863	256.80	08:11:36	XLON	OD_6xkiCPd-00

 

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