Last checked at 18 Oct 2023 07:00
Hays plc
Transaction in own shares
Hays plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Company the following number of its ordinary shares of 1p each on the London Stock Exchange through UBS AG as part of its treasury share purchase programme announced on 7 September 2023.
Date of purchase: | 17 October 2023
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 300,000
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Highest price per share (pence per share):
| 98.00p |
Lowest price per share (pence per share): | 96.65p
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Average price per share (pence per share): | 97.2600p |
The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company will hold 10,052,344 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 1,590,380,748 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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/4282Q_1-2023-10-17.pdf
Hannah Shepherd
Deputy Company Secretary
Enquiries: +44 (0) 20 3978 2520
LEI code: 213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08