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Autotrader Group plc announced on 17 August 2026 that it purchased a total of 1,895,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation through Merrill Lynch International between 10 August 2026 and 14 August 2026. The volume weighted average price paid per share for these purchases ranged from 519.6801 pence to 539.9733 pence. Following these transactions, Autotrader Group plc has 782,403,195 ordinary shares in issue and 778,481,448 total voting rights.
| Date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 11:00:00 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 9468Q |
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17 August 2026 |
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Autotrader Group plc ("Autotrader" or the "Company") |
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Autotrader Group plc Transaction in Own Shares |
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Autotrader Group plc (the "Company") announces that in the period 10 August 2026 to 14 August 2026 it purchased through Merrill Lynch International the following number of its ordinary shares for Cancellation. |
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Date of purchase |
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased |
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence) |
Highest purchase price paid per share (pence) |
Lowest purchase price paid per share (pence) |
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10-Aug-26 |
400,000 |
519.6801 |
522.6000 |
515.2000 |
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11-Aug-26 |
400,000 |
527.4840 |
530.0000 |
516.8000 |
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12-Aug-26 |
390,000 |
526.0853 |
529.8000 |
523.0000 |
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13-Aug-26 |
360,000 |
526.8371 |
531.2000 |
524.6000 |
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14-Aug-26 |
345,000 |
539.9733 |
544.8000 |
535.8000 |
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Following the above transactions, the Company has 782,403,195 ordinary shares in issue and holds 3,921,747 ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 778,481,448 which may be used by shareholders 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, Autotrader Group plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. |
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In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme. |
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Enquiries: |
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Autotrader Group plc |
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Claire Baty, Company Secretary |
0345 111 0006 |
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Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions |
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Please see attached PDF for full list of transactions. |
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http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9468Q_1-2026-8-17.pdf