Business
Transactions in Own Securities
Transactions in Own Securities.
About this update from Whitbread Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7977T Whitbread PLC 22 March 2019 \n\n\n\n\nTRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhitbread PLC (\"Whitbread\") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 76 122/153 pence each on the London Stock Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facilities from Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (\"Deutsche Bank\"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Whitbread on 27 February 2019, as announced on 28 February 2019:\n\n\n\n\nOrdinary Shares\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate of purchases:\n\n\n22-Mar-19\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of ordinary shares purchased: \n\n\n78,055\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice per share: \n\n\nGBp 4,961.4355\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhitbread initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares, but may cancel them in the due course.\n\n\n\n\nSince 17 January 2019, Whitbread has purchased 5,174,298 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £253,168,215.19.\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the above transaction, the Company holds 17,305,804 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 195,934,395 ordinary shares in issue.\n\n\n\n\nThis announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information please contact:\nDaren Lowry - Tel: 01582 889346\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAggregated information:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrading venue\n\n\nVolume weighted average price (GBp)\n\n\nAggregated volume\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\n\n\n4,962.4221\n\n\n67,631\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBATS\n\n\n4,954.2005\n\n\n3,951\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHIX\n\n\n4,955.5436\n\n\n6,473\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTransaction details:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Deutsche Bank on behalf of the Company as part of the buy-back programme is detailed below:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of shares purchased\n\n\nTransaction price (GBp per share)\n\n\nTime of transaction\n\n\nTrading Venue\n\n\n\n\n70\n\n\n5000.0000\n\n\n 08:05:45\n\n\nL...