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13 May 2025

Bodycote plc

 

Share Buyback Programme - Transactions in Own Securities

 

Bodycote plc (the Company) announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback extension programme announced on 20 December 2024 (the Extended Programme) it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 17 3 / 11 pence each (Ordinary Shares) through HSBC Bank PLC:

   

 ___________________________________________________________
|Date of purchase:                              |12 May 2025|
|_______________________________________________|___________|
|Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: |1,397      |
|_______________________________________________|___________|
|Highest price paid per share (pence per share):|534.5p     |
|_______________________________________________|___________|
|Lowest price paid per share (pence per share): |532.0p     |
|_______________________________________________|___________|
|Volume weighted average price paid per share   |           |
|                                               |533.515p   |
|(pence per share)                              |           |
|_______________________________________________|___________|

 

The Company intends to cancel these Ordinary Shares.

 

Following the purchase, settlement and cancellation of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 178,743,546 Ordinary Shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights.              

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains the detailed breakdown of the individual trades made by HSBC Bank PLC on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme.

Since the commencement of this Extended Programme, the Company has purchased a total of 3,732,867 Ordinary Shares.   In addition to the 8,979,759 Ordinary Shares purchased under the Share Buyback Programme which commenced in March 2024 and concluded in January 2025, the Company has purchased a total of 12,712,626 Ordinary Shares.  

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of UK Listing Rule 9.6.6.

For further information, please contact:

Bodycote plc

Jim Fairbairn, Chief Executive Officer

Ben Fidler, Chief Financial Officer

Peter Lapthorn, Head of FP&A and Investor Relations

Tel: +44 1625 505300

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain

Susanne Yule

Tel: +44 203 727 1340

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Purchases

 

Transaction Details:

 

Issuer name:     Bodycote plc

ISIN:       GB00B3FLWH99

LEI:       213800V93QFW53NB7Y29

Intermediary name:   HSBC Bank PLC

Intermediary code:   HBEU

Time zone:     GMT

Currency:     GBP

 

 

Individual Transactions:

 

Number of shares Transaction price Time of transaction Transaction  Venue
purchased        (per share)                           reference

83               534               08:02:12            RF4BQCFDGO   XLON

88               534               08:02:12            RF4BQCFDGP   XLON

24               534               08:02:12            RF4BQCFDGQ   XLON

99               534               08:02:12            RF4BQCFDGQ   XLON

123              534               08:02:12            RF4BQCFDGS   XLON

121              534.5             08:02:20            RF4BQCFDHE   XLON

132              534.5             08:02:20            RF4BQCFDHF   XLON

130              534.5             08:02:20            RF4BQCFDIG   XLON

130              534.5             08:02:20            RF4BQCFDIH   XLON

29               532               08:04:02            110000B2I    CHIX

20               532               08:04:02            110000B2J    CHIX

5                532               08:04:02            E0N1u3VZ5QdM TRQX

29               532               08:04:02            RF4BQCFDXQ   XLON

36               532               08:04:02            110000B2K    CHIX

20               532               08:04:02            RF4BQCFDXR   XLON

37               532               08:04:02            110000B2L    CHIX

12               532               08:04:02            RF4BQCFDXS   XLON

12               532               08:04:02            RF4BQCFDXT   XLON

28               532               08:04:02            E0N1u3VZ5QdM TRQX

25               532               08:04:02            E0N1u3VZ5Qdd TRQX

30               532               08:04:02            0100006P5    BATE

21               532               08:04:02            0100006P6    BATE

42               532               08:04:02            E0N1u3VZ5Qdf TRQX

38               532               08:04:02            0100006P7    BATE

44               532               08:04:02            E0N1u3VZ5Qdh TRQX

39               532               08:04:02            0100006P8    BATE