Pets At Home Group Plc Second Tranche of the Share Buy-Back Programme (7890B)
October 05 2022 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPETS
RNS Number : 7890B
Pets At Home Group Plc
05 October 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 5 OCTOBER 2022
Pets at Home Group Plc
Commencement of the Second Tranche of the Share Buy-Back
Programme
Following the commitment made in the preliminary announcement of
its results for the year ended 31 March 2022, Pets at Home Group
plc (the "Company") announced on 20 June 2022 the commencement of a
GBP50 million share buyback programme (the "Programme") and that
the Programme would be undertaken in two tranches.
The Company is pleased to announce that the first tranche of the
Programme, undertaken by Numis Securities Limited, has now
ended.
In respect of the second tranche of the Programme, the Company
announces that it has entered into non-discretionary instructions
with HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC") to conduct a share buyback programme on
the Company's behalf and to make trading decisions independently of
the Company (the "Second Tranche Programme").
Under the terms of the engagement with HSBC, the Second Tranche
Programme will be for a maximum aggregate consideration of GBP25
million. The Second Tranche Programme will commence today, and will
end on or before 5 March 2023. As previously announced, the sole
purpose of the Programme is to reduce the Company's share capital.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") has decided
that the shares purchased pursuant to the Programme will be
cancelled.
The Programme will take place within the limitations of the
authority granted to the Board of the Company by shareholders at
its annual general meeting held on 7 July 2022, pursuant to which
the maximum number of shares to be bought back by the Company is
50,000,000. The Programme will be in accordance with the UK version
of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) and the Commission
Delegated Regulation (2016/1052), which are incorporated into
English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018,
and Chapter 12 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing
Rules.
LEI: 2138003Y9ULD24PD3J93
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Enquiries
+44 (0) 161 486
Pets at Home Group Plc: 6688
Lucy Williams, Company Secretary
Investor Relations Enquiries
Chris Ridgway, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)7788 783925
Media Enquiries
Natalie Cullington, Head of Media & Corporate
Affairs
+44 (0)7974 594 701
About Pets At Home
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business;
our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very
best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online
or from our 457 stores, many of which also have vet practices and
grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small
animal veterinary business, with 443 First Opinion practices
located both in our stores and in standalone locations. For more
information visit: http://investors.petsathome.com
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