Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1412M

Drax Group PLC

25 April 2018

 

Transactions in own shares

Drax Group plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each through J.P. Morgan Securities plc.

Date of purchase:	25 April 2018
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	89,150
Lowest price paid per share:	292.60000
Highest price paid per share:	297.60000
Average price paid per share:	295.14451

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 April 2018, the Company has purchased 350,935 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,056,892.93.

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 350,935, of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 406,688,640 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:	89,150 (ISIN: GB00B1VNSX38)
Date of purchases:	25 April 2018
Investment firm:	J.P. Morgan Securities plc

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price (GBp)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share (GBp)	Highest price per share (GBp)
London Stock Exchange	295.14451	89,150	292.60000	297.60000

 

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