Transaction in Own Shares

Tesco PLC

23 October 2023

 

Tesco PLC

23 October 2023

Tesco PLC

Transaction in own shares

Further to the announcements made on 13 April 2023, 21 April 2023 and 12 July 2023, Tesco PLC (the "Company") announces that on 20 October 2023 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the following number of ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to its existing £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	20 October 2023
Number of Shares purchased:	1,958,341
Average price paid per Share (pence):	271.83p
Highest price paid per Share (pence):	273.60p
Lowest price paid per Share (pence):	270.70p
Broker:	Citigroup Global Markets Limited

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 7,102,186,086. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 7,102,186,086 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.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8774Q_1-2023-10-20.pdf 

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

 

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