AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Auto Trader Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 23 February 2018 it purchased through Merrill Lynch International the following number of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 359.4894p per share:
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 371,300
Highest purchase price paid per share: 363.1p
Lowest purchase price paid per share: 357.2p
Following the above transaction, the Company has 957,638,516 ordinary shares in issue and holds 4,196,336 ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 953,442,180 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, Auto Trader Group plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
Enquiries:
Claire Baty
Company Secretary
+44 (0)161 669 9888
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
Number of shares purchased |
Transaction price (per share) |
Time of transaction |
Execution venue |
2006 |
359.60 |
09:33:01 |
XLON |
1131 |
359.60 |
09:33:01 |
XLON |
2200 |
359.70 |
09:43:33 |
XLON |
848 |
359.70 |
09:43:33 |
XLON |
1387 |
360.50 |
09:46:43 |
XLON |
2860 |
360.60 |
09:46:43 |
XLON |
132 |
360.50 |
09:46:43 |
XLON |
720 |
360.90 |
09:49:33 |
XLON |
195 |
360.90 |
09:49:33 |
XLON |
2996 |
361.60 |
09:57:10 |
XLON |
2054 |
361.60 |
09:57:10 |
XLON |
2599 |
361.50 |
10:01:18 |
XLON |
478 |
361.50 |
10:01:18 |
XLON |
918 |
361.30 |
10:03:32 |
XLON |
1400 |
361.30 |
10:03:32 |
XLON |
336 |
361.30 |
10:03:32 |
XLON |
1331 |
360.70 |
10:08:44 |
XLON |
686 |
360.70 |
10:08:44 |
XLON |
959 |
360.70 |
10:08:44 |
XLON |
534 |
360.70 |
10:08:44 |
XLON |
2575 |
361.00 |
10:17:13 |
XLON |
280 |
360.80 |
10:24:12 |
XLON |
2686 |
360.80 |
10:24:12 |
XLON |
2364 |
360.80 |
10:24:12 |
XLON |
509 |
360.80 |
10:24:12 |
XLON |
1475 |
360.10 |
10:24:38 |
XLON |
935 |
360.10 |
10:24:38 |
XLON |
929 |
359.90 |
10:32:50 |
XLON |
2170 |
359.90 |
10:32:50 |
XLON |
1667 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
344 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
344 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
344 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
344 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
468 |
360.10 |
10:38:14 |
XLON |
904 |
360.00 |
10:39:26 |
XLON |
2150 |
360.10 |
10:41:40 |
XLON |
2877 |
359.80 |
10:44:24 |
XLON |
655 |
359.10 |
10:48:52 |
XLON |
696 |
359.10 |
10:48:52 |
XLON |
969 |
359.10 |
10:48:52 |
XLON |
1650 |
359.70 |
10:52:45 |
XLON |
1029 |
359.70 |
10:52:45 |
XLON |
261 |
359.70 |
10:52:45 |
XLON |
60 |
359.70 |
10:52:45 |
XLON |
756 |
360.10 |
10:59:49 |
XLON |
1279 |
360.10 |
10:59:49 |
XLON |
773 |
360.10 |
10:59:49 |
XLON |
2012 |
359.70 |
11:06:06 |
XLON |
686 |
359.70 |
11:06:06 |
XLON |
1992 |
359.70 |
11:06:06 |
XLON |
689 |
359.70 |
11:06:06 |
XLON |
914 |
359.70 |
11:06:06 |
XLON |
1279 |
359.90 |
11:16:14 |
XLON |
731 |
359.90 |
11:16:14 |
XLON |
73 |
359.90 |
11:16:14 |
XLON |
1595 |
359.90 |
11:16:14 |
XLON |
2972 |
360.00 |
11:16:14 |
XLON |
2280 |
360.20 |
11:25:30 |
XLON |
2746 |
360.00 |
11:25:30 |
XLON |
2403 |
360.00 |
11:38:52 |
XLON |
2632 |
360.00 |
11:38:52 |
XLON |
1232 |
359.70 |
11:41:59 |
XLON |
828 |
359.70 |
11:41:59 |
XLON |
85 |
359.70 |
11:41:59 |
XLON |
343 |
359.70 |
11:41:59 |
XLON |
650 |
359.70 |
11:46:26 |
XLON |
1861 |
359.70 |
11:46:26 |
XLON |
513 |
359.70 |
11:46:26 |
XLON |
548 |
359.50 |
11:50:50 |
XLON |
101 |
359.50 |
11:50:50 |
XLON |
1370 |
359.50 |
11:50:50 |
XLON |
1348 |
359.50 |
11:50:50 |
XLON |
2549 |
359.90 |
11:58:55 |
XLON |
295 |
359.90 |
11:58:55 |
XLON |
1834 |
359.90 |
11:58:55 |
XLON |
726 |
359.90 |
11:58:55 |
XLON |
604 |
359.70 |
12:04:22 |
XLON |
2418 |
359.70 |
12:04:22 |
XLON |
1354 |
359.40 |
12:04:37 |
XLON |
1677 |
359.40 |
12:04:37 |
XLON |
2008 |
359.90 |
12:14:55 |
XLON |
1292 |
359.90 |
12:14:55 |
XLON |
1205 |
359.70 |
12:16:35 |
XLON |
103 |
359.70 |
12:16:35 |
XLON |
481 |
359.70 |
12:16:35 |
XLON |
2004 |
359.60 |
12:23:12 |
XLON |
15 |
359.60 |
12:23:12 |
XLON |
116 |
359.60 |
12:23:12 |
XLON |
1035 |
359.60 |
12:23:12 |
XLON |
2016 |
359.70 |
12:30:24 |
XLON |
1116 |
359.70 |
12:30:24 |
XLON |
2879 |
359.60 |
12:32:07 |
XLON |
2000 |
359.50 |
12:40:22 |
XLON |
3280 |
359.50 |
12:40:22 |
XLON |
1072 |
359.50 |
12:40:22 |
XLON |
410 |
359.50 |
12:40:22 |
XLON |
2734 |
359.20 |
12:46:13 |
XLON |
11 |
358.70 |
12:49:14 |
XLON |
256 |
358.70 |
12:49:14 |
XLON |
949 |
358.70 |
12:49:14 |
XLON |
473 |
358.70 |
12:49:14 |
XLON |
1275 |
358.70 |
12:49:14 |
XLON |
2904 |
358.60 |
12:53:25 |
XLON |
1073 |
357.80 |
12:57:13 |
XLON |
114 |
357.80 |
12:58:20 |
XLON |
1106 |
357.80 |
12:58:20 |
XLON |
2019 |
360.00 |
13:17:03 |
XLON |
2792 |
360.00 |
13:17:03 |
XLON |
545 |
360.00 |
13:17:03 |
XLON |
831 |
360.00 |
13:17:03 |
XLON |
3037 |
360.00 |
13:17:03 |
XLON |
837 |
359.60 |
13:17:55 |
XLON |
3 |
359.60 |
13:17:55 |
XLON |
404 |
359.60 |
13:17:55 |
XLON |
1696 |
359.60 |
13:18:26 |
XLON |
102 |
358.60 |
13:22:51 |
XLON |
826 |
358.60 |
13:23:06 |
XLON |
66 |
358.60 |
13:23:22 |
XLON |
1982 |
358.60 |
13:23:22 |
XLON |
2427 |
358.20 |
13:27:04 |
XLON |
11 |
359.10 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
1995 |
359.10 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
2973 |
359.10 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
1597 |
359.10 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
1559 |
358.60 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
452 |
358.60 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
1417 |
358.60 |
13:37:22 |
XLON |
2010 |
358.80 |
13:45:32 |
XLON |
1499 |
358.80 |
13:45:32 |
XLON |
261 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
130 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
1224 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
393 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
111 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
33 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
363 |
358.20 |
13:46:09 |
XLON |
124 |
358.20 |
13:46:10 |
XLON |
471 |
358.20 |
13:46:15 |
XLON |
2013 |
357.30 |
13:54:48 |
XLON |
2012 |
357.30 |
13:54:48 |
XLON |
1101 |
357.30 |
13:54:48 |
XLON |
1470 |
357.30 |
13:54:48 |
XLON |
1540 |
358.20 |
14:06:08 |
XLON |
477 |
358.20 |
14:06:08 |
XLON |
1441 |
358.20 |
14:06:08 |
XLON |
2710 |
358.20 |
14:06:08 |
XLON |
1900 |
357.40 |
14:10:46 |
XLON |
1044 |
357.40 |
14:10:46 |
XLON |
419 |
357.20 |
14:17:22 |
XLON |
1588 |
357.20 |
14:17:23 |
XLON |
943 |
357.20 |
14:17:23 |
XLON |
43 |
357.20 |
14:17:23 |
XLON |
171 |
357.20 |
14:17:23 |
XLON |
2013 |
357.50 |
14:20:00 |
XLON |
301 |
357.50 |
14:20:00 |
XLON |
458 |
357.50 |
14:20:00 |
XLON |
63 |
357.50 |
14:20:00 |
XLON |
504 |
357.50 |
14:20:00 |
XLON |
2019 |
357.50 |
14:24:28 |
XLON |
777 |
357.50 |
14:24:28 |
XLON |
1599 |
357.50 |
14:24:28 |
XLON |
1352 |
357.50 |
14:24:28 |
XLON |
648 |
357.50 |
14:24:28 |
XLON |
2007 |
357.50 |
14:28:49 |
XLON |
1248 |
357.50 |
14:28:49 |
XLON |
2011 |
358.20 |
14:31:32 |
XLON |
1397 |
358.20 |
14:31:32 |
XLON |
3034 |
358.20 |
14:36:39 |
XLON |
411 |
358.20 |
14:36:39 |
XLON |
1605 |
358.20 |
14:36:39 |
XLON |
395 |
358.20 |
14:36:39 |
XLON |
792 |
358.20 |
14:36:39 |
XLON |
746 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
1264 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
205 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
750 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
185 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
134 |
357.50 |
14:39:59 |
XLON |
29 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
357 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
574 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
840 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
218 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
217 |
357.80 |
14:43:23 |
XLON |
1078 |
357.80 |
14:43:34 |
XLON |
156 |
357.80 |
14:43:44 |
XLON |
1124 |
357.50 |
14:47:03 |
XLON |
414 |
357.50 |
14:47:03 |
XLON |
469 |
357.50 |
14:47:03 |
XLON |
1517 |
357.50 |
14:47:03 |
XLON |
2000 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
1163 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
1711 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
306 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
437 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
180 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
146 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
908 |
358.20 |
14:53:49 |
XLON |
2015 |
359.00 |
14:58:22 |
XLON |
1185 |
359.00 |
14:58:22 |
XLON |
817 |
358.60 |
14:59:00 |
XLON |
1192 |
358.60 |
14:59:00 |
XLON |
1097 |
358.60 |
14:59:00 |
XLON |
914 |
358.50 |
15:00:01 |
XLON |
1175 |
358.50 |
15:00:01 |
XLON |
866 |
358.50 |
15:00:01 |
XLON |
154 |
358.50 |
15:04:16 |
XLON |
1200 |
358.50 |
15:04:16 |
XLON |
654 |
358.50 |
15:04:16 |
XLON |
435 |
358.50 |
15:04:17 |
XLON |
1070 |
358.50 |
15:04:17 |
XLON |
2004 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
226 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
1821 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
196 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
1379 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
1788 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
1432 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
1530 |
358.50 |
15:09:56 |
XLON |
665 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
1338 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
1861 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
149 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
1117 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
1146 |
358.60 |
15:15:48 |
XLON |
2007 |
358.30 |
15:20:24 |
XLON |
1630 |
358.30 |
15:20:24 |
XLON |
2007 |
358.00 |
15:21:41 |
XLON |
636 |
358.00 |
15:21:41 |
XLON |
477 |
358.00 |
15:21:41 |
XLON |
2001 |
357.70 |
15:24:51 |
XLON |
1488 |
357.70 |
15:24:51 |
XLON |
1909 |
358.20 |
15:26:41 |
XLON |
93 |
358.20 |
15:26:41 |
XLON |
1030 |
358.20 |
15:26:41 |
XLON |
211 |
358.20 |
15:26:41 |
XLON |
1069 |
357.90 |
15:29:45 |
XLON |
294 |
357.90 |
15:29:45 |
XLON |
184 |
357.90 |
15:29:45 |
XLON |
457 |
357.90 |
15:29:45 |
XLON |
1190 |
357.90 |
15:29:45 |
XLON |
2016 |
358.60 |
15:33:34 |
XLON |
981 |
358.60 |
15:33:34 |
XLON |
1028 |
358.60 |
15:33:34 |
XLON |
1494 |
358.60 |
15:33:34 |
XLON |
1083 |
358.60 |
15:33:34 |
XLON |
2019 |
359.10 |
15:39:06 |
XLON |
844 |
359.10 |
15:39:06 |
XLON |
275 |
359.10 |
15:39:06 |
XLON |
722 |
358.90 |
15:41:36 |
XLON |
157 |
358.90 |
15:41:36 |
XLON |
1129 |
358.90 |
15:41:36 |
XLON |
1483 |
358.90 |
15:41:36 |
XLON |
2000 |
359.20 |
15:44:29 |
XLON |
1217 |
359.20 |
15:44:29 |
XLON |
73 |
359.20 |
15:44:29 |
XLON |
55 |
359.20 |
15:44:29 |
XLON |
488 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
2878 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
1515 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
84 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
1925 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
1642 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
1237 |
359.40 |
15:46:26 |
XLON |
937 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
1633 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
487 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
2008 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
642 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
669 |
360.00 |
15:51:15 |
XLON |
2015 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
2015 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
1529 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
984 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
104 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
585 |
359.70 |
15:55:18 |
XLON |
1524 |
360.10 |
15:59:39 |
XLON |
485 |
360.10 |
15:59:39 |
XLON |
3030 |
360.10 |
15:59:39 |
XLON |
1690 |
360.10 |
15:59:39 |
XLON |
2015 |
359.80 |
16:02:52 |
XLON |
56 |
360.90 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
1815 |
360.70 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
190 |
360.70 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
1317 |
360.70 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
2017 |
360.70 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
1095 |
360.70 |
16:06:52 |
XLON |
1476 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
534 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
534 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
437 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
208 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
350 |
360.80 |
16:08:46 |
XLON |
2006 |
361.10 |
16:12:25 |
XLON |
3168 |
361.10 |
16:12:25 |
XLON |
2914 |
361.10 |
16:12:25 |
XLON |
831 |
361.10 |
16:12:25 |
XLON |
519 |
361.10 |
16:12:25 |
XLON |
3041 |
361.20 |
16:14:36 |
XLON |
3106 |
361.20 |
16:14:36 |
XLON |
2019 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
1103 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
366 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
2017 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
3136 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
384 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
500 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
353 |
361.50 |
16:21:36 |
XLON |
167 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
200 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
500 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
1212 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
298 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
1185 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
298 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
146 |
362.20 |
16:24:31 |
XLON |
688 |
362.70 |
16:25:59 |
XLON |
100 |
362.70 |
16:25:59 |
XLON |
1311 |
363.10 |
16:27:04 |
XLON |
1300 |
363.10 |
16:27:04 |
XLON |
404 |
363.10 |
16:27:04 |
XLON |
867 |
363.10 |
16:27:04 |
XLON |
673 |
362.70 |
16:27:37 |
XLON |
862 |
362.70 |
16:27:37 |
XLON |
673 |
362.70 |
16:27:37 |
XLON |
4764 |
362.50 |
16:35:19 |
XLON |