Transactions in own shares
Whitbread PLC ("Whitbread") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 76 122/153 pence each on the London Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facilities from J.P. Morgan Securities plc. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Whitbread on 18 October 2023, as announced on 18 October 2023:
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: |
5 February 2024 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
60,724 |
Highest price paid per share: |
3,520.0000 |
Lowest price paid per share: |
3,514.0000 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share: |
3,519.2038 |
Whitbread intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Since 18 October 2023, Whitbread has purchased 7,599,193 shares at a cost (excluding dealing and associated costs) of £254,815,629.15 .
Following settlement of the above transaction, Whitbread will hold 12,454,718 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 198,108,428 ordinary shares in issue.
A full breakdown of the individual trades by J.P. Morgan Securities plc is detailed in the Schedule to this announcement available through the link below:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0768C_1-2024-2-5.pdf
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
For more information please contact:
Daren Lowry, Director of Secretariat & Insurance: daren.lowry@whitbread.com | +44 1582 889346