Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8758A
Tesco PLC
26 May 2023
 

Tesco PLC

26 May 2023

 

Tesco PLC

Transaction in own shares

 

Tesco PLC (the "Company") announces that on 26 May 2023 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the following number of ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to its existing £750 million share buyback programme which was announced on 13th April 2023.

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

 

Description of shares:

Tesco PLC - ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence

Date of transaction

26 May 2023

Number of Shares purchased:

5,848,539

Average price paid per Share (pence):

262.87p

Highest price paid per Share (pence):

265.60p

Lowest price paid per Share (pence):

260.80p

Broker:

Goldman Sachs International

 

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 7,252,959,385. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury.

 

The figure of 7,252,959,385 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8758A_1-2023-5-26.pdf

 

Further enquiries:

 

Investor relations:       Chris Griffith               01707 940 900

 

Company Secretary:   Robert Welch             07793 222 569

 

Media:                                                             0330 678 0639

 

 

Tesco PLC's LEI number is: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46

 

 

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