Transaction in Own Shares and CDIs

RNS Number : 0932C
Virgin Money UK PLC
07 October 2022
 

 

Virgin Money UK PLC

LEI: 213800ZK9VGCYYR6O495

ISIN: GB00BD6GN030
07 October 2022

 

Virgin Money UK PLC (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares and CDIs

 

The Company announces that on 06 October 2022 it had purchased a total of (a) 1,302,387 of its ordinary shares of £0.10 each (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X Europe and/or BATS Europe through the Company's broker Citigroup Global Markets Limited and (b) zero CHESS Depositary Interests ("CDIs"), each representing one ordinary share, on the Australian Securities Exchange through the Company's broker Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited, in each case as detailed below. The repurchased ordinary shares (including the CDIs, once transmuted into ordinary shares) will be cancelled.


London Stock Exchange

Chi-X Europe

BATS Europe

Australian Securities Exchange

Number of ordinary shares/CDIs purchased on 06 October 2022

786,659

194,726

321,002

0

Highest price paid (per ordinary share/CDI) on 06 October 2022

£1.3105

£1.3110

£1.3100

n/a

Lowest price paid (per ordinary share/CDI) on 06 October 2022

£1.2800

£1.2805

£1.2800

n/a

Volume weighted average price paid (per ordinary share/CDI)

£1.2921

£1.2925

£1.2923

n/a

The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 30 June 2022 (the "Buyback"). The Buyback will be effected within the scope of the authority conferred on the Company at its February 2022 Annual General Meeting. The proposed Buyback start date was 30 June 2022 and the proposed Buyback end date is 17 December 2022.

The total number of ordinary shares and CDIs purchased up to and including the prior announcement was 44,189,207 . As such, the Company has now bought back 45,491,594 ordinary shares and CDIs (in aggregate). In connection with the Buyback, the Company intends to repurchase up to £75 million of ordinary shares and CDIs (in aggregate).

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares and CDIs, the Company's total voting rights shall be 1,397,484,582.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, to view the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme please follow this link.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0932C_1-2022-10-6.pdf

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

Announcement authorised for release by Lorna McMillan, Group Company Secretary.

 

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Investors and Analysts


Richard Smith

+44 7483 399 303

Head of Investor Relations

richard.smith@virginmoneyukplc.com



Amil Nathwani

+44 7702 100 398

Senior Manager, Investor Relations

amil.nathwani@virginmoneyukplc.com



Martin Pollard

+44 7894 814 195

Senior Manager, Investor Relations

martin.pollard@virginmoneyukplc.com



Company Secretary


Lorna McMillan

07834 585436

Group Company Secretary

lorna.mcmillan@virginmoneyukplc.com



Media Relations


Press Office

0800 066 5998


press.office@virginmoneyukplc.com

 

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