Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4159W
Vertu Motors PLC
22 December 2021
 

22 December 2021

Vertu Motors plc

 

("Vertu Motors" or the "Company")

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

 

Vertu Motors plc (AIM: VTU) announces that on 21 December 2021 , it purchased 67,197 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company   on the London Stock Exchange (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 05 November 2021 as follows:

 

Date of purchase

21 December 2021

Number of ordinary shares purchased

67,197

Highest price paid per ordinary share

66.00 pence

Lowest price paid per ordinary share

66.00 pence

Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share

66.00 pence




 

Application will be made for the Repurchased Shares to be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights will be 362,489,579 which may be used by shareholders 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, Vertu Motors under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The Company holds no shares in treasury.

 

The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme .

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 details of the purchase of its own ordinary shares by Vertu Motors, which were all executed through the Company's broker, Zeus Capital Limited, are set out below:

 

Schedule of Purchases: 

Shares purchased: 

Vertu Motors plc (ISIN: GB00B1GK4645)

Date of purchases: 

21 December 2021



 

Aggregate information:

 




Aggregated Volume

Volume-weighted average price (pence)

Venue

67,197

66.00


London Stock Exchange

 

 

Individual Transactions:







 

Individual Transactions:


 1,590

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 1,410

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 535

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 3,000

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 2,571

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 307

66.00 pence

 08:17 UK

 40,587

66.00 pence

 08:21 UK

 16,112

66.00 pence

 08:56 UK

 687

66.00 pence

 08:56 UK

 398

66.00 pence

 08:56 UK



 




 




 







For further information please contact:

 

Vertu Motors plc
Robert Forrester, CEO
Karen Anderson, CFO

Tel: 0191 491 2111
Tel: 0191 491 2112

 

Zeus Capital Limited
amie Peel

Andrew Jones

Dominic King

Tel: 020 3829 5000

 

Camarco

Billy Clegg

Tom Huddart

Tel: 020 3757 4983

 

 

Notes to Editors

Vertu Motors is the fifth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 156 sales outlets across the UK. Its dealerships operate predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors, Vertu and Macklin Motors brand names.

 

Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector.  It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group.  The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. The Group currently operates 152 franchised sales outlets and 4 non-franchised sales operations from 120 locations across the UK.

 

Vertu's Mission Statement is to "deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust".

 

Vertu Motors Group websites - investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com

 

Vertu brand websites - www.vertumotors.com / www.bristolstreet.co.uk / www.macklinmotors.co.uk / www.vertumotorcycles.com  

 

 

 

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