RNS Number : 6820Y
Tesco PLC
01 August 2024
 

Tesco PLC

01 August 2024

 

 

Tesco PLC

Transaction in own shares

 

Further to the announcement made on 29 July 2024, Tesco PLC (the "Company") announces that on 31 July 2024 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2024 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 £1billion share buyback programme.

 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Description of shares:

Tesco PLC - ordinary shares of 6 1/3 pence

Date of transaction

31 July 2024

Number of Shares purchased:

4,317,731

Average price paid per Share (pence):

332.06

Highest price paid per Share (pence):

334.20

Lowest price paid per Share (pence):

330.30

Broker:

Goldman Sachs International

 

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 6,914,350,087. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury.

 

The figure of 6,914,350,087 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/6820Y_1-2024-7-31.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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