Company Announcements

Share Purchase

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Close Brothers Group PLC
18 November 2020
 

 

 

 

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:


18 November 2020

Number of ordinary shares purchased:    


38,047

Highest price paid per share:


£13.72

Lowest price paid per share:


£13.66

Volume weighted average price paid per share:           


£13.660045

 

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 20 October 2020 and as announced on the same day (the "Programme").

 

Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 1,466,518 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,593,772 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

735,545

11.335119


 

The purchases made on 18 November 2020 are the last purchases to be made under the £8.35 million Programme, which has now been completed in accordance with its terms.  In aggregate the Company has purchased 735,545 ordinary shares.

 

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary & Head of Legal (Corporate & Bank Retail)

020 3857 6057

 

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ over 3,500 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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