Share Purchase

RNS Number : 4843Y

Close Brothers Group PLC

05 December 2017

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or the "group") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange.  The purchased shares will be held in treasury.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchases:				5/12/2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased:				76,091
Highest price paid per share:				£14.30
Lowest price paid per share:				£13.72
Volume weighted average price paid per share:				£13.811
This share purchase is pursuant to the group's existing share purchase programme effected under instructions issued to Link Asset Services by Close Brothers on 30 November 2017 and as announced on 30 November 2017 ("the Programme").
Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 460,041 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,600,249 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Aggregated information in respect of ordinary shares purchased under the Programme:
Trading venue	Aggregated volume	Volume weighted average price (£)
London Stock Exchange	303,315	14.0564

Enquiries: John Hudspith, Deputy Company Secretary                                       020 7655 3100

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

5 December 2017

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ around 3,200 people, principally in the UK.  Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. 

 

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