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Autotrader Group plc purchased a total of 940,000 of its own ordinary shares for cancellation through Merrill Lynch International between 17 August 2026 and 21 August 2026. The daily purchases ranged from 180,000 to 190,000 shares at volume weighted average prices between 528.9242 pence and 537.9077 pence. Following these transactions, Autotrader Group plc has 781,463,195 ordinary shares in issue, holds 3,919,775 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 777,543,420 total voting rights.
| Date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 11:00:00 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 8773R |
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24 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 17 August 2026 to 21 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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17-Aug-26 |
190,000 |
531.7480 |
539.8000 |
525.8000 |
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18-Aug-26 |
190,000 |
531.5666 |
537.0000 |
527.2000 |
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19-Aug-26 |
190,000 |
528.9242 |
535.0000 |
522.0000 |
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20-Aug-26 |
190,000 |
529.5770 |
531.2000 |
526.6000 |
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21-Aug-26 |
180,000 |
537.9077 |
546.6000 |
527.6000 |
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Following the above transactions, the Company has 781,463,195 ordinary shares in issue and holds 3,919,775 ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 777,543,420 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/8773R_1-2026-8-24.pdf |
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