Share Purchase

RNS Number : 8882Y

Close Brothers Group PLC

08 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:				8/12/2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased:				54,484
Highest price paid per share:				£14.22
Lowest price paid per share:				£ 13.86
Volume weighted average price paid per share:				£ 14.128
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 680,342 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,379,948 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	523,616	13.9957

The purchases made on 8 December 2017 are the last purchases to be made under the £7.4 million Programme, which has now been completed in accordance with its terms.  In aggregate the Company has purchased 523,616 ordinary shares.

Enquiries: John Hudspith, Deputy Company Secretary                                       020 7655 3100

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

8 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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