Transactions in own shares
Date of purchase: 22 June 2023
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 103,369
Lowest price paid per share GBp 156.00
Highest price per share GBp 164.20
Average price per share GBp 159.93
The company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Since 17 May 2023, the Company has purchased 1,457,553 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of $2,857,319.81 (£2,278,558.63).
Following the above transaction, the company holds 0 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,133,942,044 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares and any shares purchased by the Company through Merrill Lynch International which are yet to be cancelled).
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: (ISIN: GB00BL9ZF303)
Date of purchases: 22 June 2023
Investment Firm: Merrill Lynch International
Enquiries to
Petershill Partners plc
Gurjit Kambo
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7454 750 709
Aggregate information:
Venue |
Volume-weighted average price (GBp) |
Aggregated volume |
Lowest price per share (GBp) |
Highest price per share (GBp) |
London Stock Exchange |
160.26 |
83,079 |
156.00 |
164.20 |
Cboe BXE |
158.38 |
7,705 |
156.20 |
162.80 |
Cboe CXE |
158.77 |
8,643 |
156.20 |
164.20 |
Aquis |
158.63 |
3,942 |
156.00 |
163.40 |
Turquoise |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
The schedule accessible via the following link contains detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International as part of the buyback programme:
Detailed Purchases:
Transaction Date |
Transaction Time |
Volume |
Price (GBp) |
Platform |
Transaction Reference Number |
22-Jun-23 |
09:25:04 |
264 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC886 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:25:04 |
804 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC885 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:25:21 |
656 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC88L |
22-Jun-23 |
09:25:21 |
1974 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC88M |
22-Jun-23 |
09:25:41 |
1252 |
164.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC895 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:28:59 |
183 |
164.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8D6 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:28:59 |
958 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8D8 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:28:59 |
1657 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8D7 |
22-Jun-23 |
09:29:00 |
625 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8DA |
22-Jun-23 |
09:29:00 |
1482 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8DC |
22-Jun-23 |
09:39:09 |
18 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8OK |
22-Jun-23 |
09:39:13 |
9 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8OM |
22-Jun-23 |
09:41:27 |
631 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC8QJ |
22-Jun-23 |
09:51:02 |
684 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC955 |
22-Jun-23 |
10:09:07 |
420 |
164.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARC9QV |
22-Jun-23 |
10:24:31 |
141 |
163.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCAFK |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
136 |
163.40 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCD73 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
235 |
163.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDM7 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
276 |
163.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDM6 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
522 |
163.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDLU |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
2865 |
163.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDM2 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
3188 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDM0 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:26 |
5271 |
163.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDM1 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:28 |
87 |
163.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCD7E |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:28 |
200 |
163.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDMM |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:28 |
250 |
162.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCE6V |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:28 |
261 |
162.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCD7G |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:30 |
966 |
163.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDN1 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:30 |
1611 |
163.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDN2 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:38 |
50 |
162.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDNJ |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:38 |
80 |
162.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDNL |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:38 |
180 |
162.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCD8S |
22-Jun-23 |
12:00:58 |
200 |
162.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDOO |
22-Jun-23 |
12:01:04 |
190 |
162.40 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCDAN |
22-Jun-23 |
12:01:06 |
2006 |
162.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDP3 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:01:10 |
898 |
162.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDPD |
22-Jun-23 |
12:01:10 |
966 |
162.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCDPC |
22-Jun-23 |
12:26:32 |
160 |
161.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCEU6 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:26:32 |
1169 |
161.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCEU5 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:28:58 |
72 |
161.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCEDI |
22-Jun-23 |
12:28:58 |
162 |
161.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF0E |
22-Jun-23 |
12:29:37 |
446 |
161.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF19 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:29:37 |
1770 |
161.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF1A |
22-Jun-23 |
12:29:59 |
70 |
161.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCEEJ |
22-Jun-23 |
12:31:29 |
123 |
160.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF3J |
22-Jun-23 |
12:31:29 |
294 |
160.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCFUM |
22-Jun-23 |
12:31:29 |
397 |
160.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF3I |
22-Jun-23 |
12:31:29 |
493 |
160.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF3H |
22-Jun-23 |
12:31:29 |
2392 |
160.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCF3K |
22-Jun-23 |
12:35:41 |
217 |
160.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCG4D |
22-Jun-23 |
12:36:34 |
361 |
160.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCG57 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:44:29 |
11 |
159.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCGEA |
22-Jun-23 |
12:44:29 |
73 |
159.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCER9 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:44:29 |
179 |
159.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCFJL |
22-Jun-23 |
12:44:29 |
294 |
159.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCGE9 |
22-Jun-23 |
12:50:33 |
971 |
160.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCFQS |
22-Jun-23 |
12:56:21 |
41 |
160.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCF7Q |
22-Jun-23 |
12:56:21 |
154 |
160.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCG3G |
22-Jun-23 |
13:05:12 |
145 |
159.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGIB |
22-Jun-23 |
13:05:12 |
189 |
159.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGID |
22-Jun-23 |
13:05:12 |
221 |
159.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGIA |
22-Jun-23 |
13:05:12 |
908 |
159.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCHB6 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:05:12 |
1614 |
159.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGIC |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
90 |
159.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCFMR |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
96 |
159.40 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCFMS |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
156 |
159.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLL |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
170 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLI |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
180 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLF |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
228 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLJ |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
371 |
159.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCHF1 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
789 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLH |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
1605 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLK |
22-Jun-23 |
13:07:38 |
3836 |
159.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGLG |
22-Jun-23 |
13:08:26 |
180 |
159.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGMP |
22-Jun-23 |
13:08:26 |
716 |
159.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCGMO |
22-Jun-23 |
13:16:13 |
89 |
158.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCH1G |
22-Jun-23 |
13:16:13 |
267 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCH1H |
22-Jun-23 |
13:16:13 |
486 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCH1I |
22-Jun-23 |
13:20:16 |
771 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCH81 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:20:16 |
2421 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCH82 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:20:20 |
116 |
158.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCI13 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:20:20 |
146 |
158.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCI14 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:22:18 |
40 |
158.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCG61 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:23:47 |
308 |
158.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHDD |
22-Jun-23 |
13:23:47 |
453 |
158.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHDC |
22-Jun-23 |
13:23:48 |
113 |
158.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHDF |
22-Jun-23 |
13:29:36 |
228 |
158.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHL0 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:30:20 |
499 |
158.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHN5 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:31:07 |
1084 |
158.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCHP8 |
22-Jun-23 |
13:37:09 |
249 |
158.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCI5M |
22-Jun-23 |
13:58:49 |
177 |
159.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCJBV |
22-Jun-23 |
14:14:22 |
134 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCKCD |
22-Jun-23 |
14:14:25 |
142 |
159.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCL12 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:26:36 |
11 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCL2B |
22-Jun-23 |
14:26:36 |
285 |
158.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCL2D |
22-Jun-23 |
14:26:36 |
3174 |
158.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCL2C |
22-Jun-23 |
14:34:00 |
62 |
158.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCK6K |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
27 |
158.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM93 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
51 |
158.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCKHA |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
96 |
158.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM95 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
104 |
158.40 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCKH9 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
109 |
158.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM92 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
110 |
158.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCKH7 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
179 |
158.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM96 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
884 |
158.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM98 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
1148 |
158.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM97 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
1205 |
158.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCM94 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:36:19 |
1208 |
158.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCMV7 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:19 |
419 |
158.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN5J |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:19 |
525 |
158.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN5K |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:22 |
72 |
158.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN5Q |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:24 |
117 |
158.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN5U |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:24 |
220 |
158.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN5V |
22-Jun-23 |
14:45:24 |
1252 |
158.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCN60 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:25 |
137 |
157.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCLR9 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:25 |
165 |
157.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNKV |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:25 |
337 |
157.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNKS |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:25 |
365 |
157.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNKU |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:25 |
5646 |
157.80 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNKT |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:26 |
169 |
157.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCLRA |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:26 |
282 |
157.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNL2 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:27 |
909 |
157.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNL7 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:29 |
386 |
157.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNL8 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:29 |
525 |
157.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNL9 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:30 |
78 |
157.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCOCQ |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:30 |
146 |
157.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCOCR |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:30 |
258 |
157.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCOCP |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:30 |
356 |
157.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNLA |
22-Jun-23 |
14:50:30 |
388 |
157.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNLB |
22-Jun-23 |
14:52:49 |
89 |
157.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCNSJ |
22-Jun-23 |
14:52:49 |
111 |
157.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCM2I |
22-Jun-23 |
14:53:42 |
282 |
157.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCO0E |
22-Jun-23 |
14:55:59 |
30 |
157.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCO7F |
22-Jun-23 |
14:55:59 |
99 |
157.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCO7H |
22-Jun-23 |
14:55:59 |
713 |
157.00 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCOU2 |
22-Jun-23 |
14:55:59 |
1845 |
157.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCO7G |
22-Jun-23 |
15:01:42 |
21 |
157.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCOQP |
22-Jun-23 |
15:01:42 |
133 |
157.00 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCMQE |
22-Jun-23 |
15:02:46 |
213 |
157.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCOVK |
22-Jun-23 |
15:05:28 |
119 |
156.80 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCN65 |
22-Jun-23 |
15:05:28 |
198 |
156.80 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCPAV |
22-Jun-23 |
15:05:28 |
753 |
156.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCQ3E |
22-Jun-23 |
15:14:56 |
119 |
157.00 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCO26 |
22-Jun-23 |
15:14:56 |
186 |
157.00 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCQG2 |
22-Jun-23 |
15:20:54 |
342 |
156.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCRSS |
22-Jun-23 |
15:32:02 |
36 |
156.80 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCT3A |
22-Jun-23 |
15:33:41 |
114 |
156.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCSGE |
22-Jun-23 |
15:33:41 |
384 |
156.60 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARCSGD |
22-Jun-23 |
15:33:41 |
624 |
156.60 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARCT7V |
22-Jun-23 |
15:37:07 |
803 |
156.60 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARCSR5 |
22-Jun-23 |
16:10:07 |
100 |
156.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0EJ |
22-Jun-23 |
16:10:21 |
100 |
156.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0EV |
22-Jun-23 |
16:11:05 |
135 |
156.40 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0HR |
22-Jun-23 |
16:11:05 |
152 |
156.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0HQ |
22-Jun-23 |
16:11:38 |
546 |
156.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0JK |
22-Jun-23 |
16:11:41 |
62 |
156.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCSVK |
22-Jun-23 |
16:11:41 |
931 |
156.60 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCSVJ |
22-Jun-23 |
16:12:22 |
258 |
156.40 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCT1L |
22-Jun-23 |
16:12:22 |
2151 |
156.40 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD0LU |
22-Jun-23 |
16:15:16 |
111 |
156.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD10D |
22-Jun-23 |
16:17:15 |
704 |
156.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD17V |
22-Jun-23 |
16:17:26 |
558 |
156.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD18J |
22-Jun-23 |
16:17:45 |
1051 |
156.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD19G |
22-Jun-23 |
16:18:16 |
1 |
156.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARD21N |
22-Jun-23 |
16:18:58 |
10 |
156.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCTNJ |
22-Jun-23 |
16:18:58 |
14 |
156.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCTNH |
22-Jun-23 |
16:18:58 |
15 |
156.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCTNI |
22-Jun-23 |
16:20:31 |
307 |
156.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD1KG |
22-Jun-23 |
16:20:31 |
2071 |
156.20 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD1KF |
22-Jun-23 |
16:20:39 |
151 |
156.20 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCTSQ |
22-Jun-23 |
16:20:39 |
436 |
156.20 |
BATE |
0XL7700000000000ARD2B6 |
22-Jun-23 |
16:20:39 |
643 |
156.20 |
CHIX |
0XL7A00000000000ARD1L7 |
22-Jun-23 |
16:21:05 |
1060 |
156.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD1MU |
22-Jun-23 |
16:22:23 |
50 |
156.00 |
AQXE |
0XL7100000000000ARCU3O |
22-Jun-23 |
16:22:23 |
745 |
156.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD1SB |
22-Jun-23 |
16:24:25 |
1126 |
156.00 |
XLON |
0XL7A00000000000ARD22U |