QinetiQ Group
plc
18th
April 2024
QinetiQ Group
plc
Transaction in own
shares
QinetiQ Group plc (the Company) announces that on 17 April
2024 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by
shareholders at the general meeting of the Company held on 6
February 2024, the following number of its ordinary shares of 1
pence each (Shares) on the
London Stock Exchange pursuant to its existing £100 million share
buyback programme which was announced on 16 January
2024.
The Company intends to cancel the
purchased shares.
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Description of Shares:
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QinetiQ
Group plc- ordinary shares of 1 pence each (ISIN:
GB00B0WMWD03)
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Date of transaction
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17th April 2024
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Number of Shares
purchased:
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497,777
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Average price paid per Share
(pence):
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337.2978
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Highest price paid per Share
(pence):
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340.0000
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Lowest price paid per Share
(pence):
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332.0000
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Broker:
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Barclays
Capital Securities Limited
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Aggregate information:
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Venue
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Volume-weighted average price
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Aggregated volume
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Lowest
price per share
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Highest
price per share
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Aquis Exchange
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3.3729
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30,865
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3.3240
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3.4000
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CBOE BXE
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3.3675
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105,147
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3.3280
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3.4000
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CBOE CXE
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3.3777
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61,240
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3.3240
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3.4000
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London Stock Exchange
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3.3732
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276,355
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3.3200
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3.4000
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Turqouise
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3.3820
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24,170
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3.3260
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3.3980
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This announcement is prepared on a
trade basis. It is expected the shares purchased will be delivered
to the Company within two working days. The total voting rights
referred to below is prepared on a settlement basis.
Following the purchase of these
shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be
571,597,229. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in
treasury. Therefore, the total voting
rights in the Company will be 571,597,229.
The figure of 571,597,229 may be
used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) 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, the Company under the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b)
of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of
the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays
Capital Securities Limited on behalf of the Company is available
via the link below.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0387L_1-2024-4-17.pdf
This announcement will also be
available on QinetiQ Group plc's website at https://www.qinetiq.com/en/investors.
Enquiries to:
John Haworth, Group Head of Investor
Relations:
+44 (0) 7920 545841
Lindsay Walls, Group Director
Communications:
+44 (0) 7793 427582
James Field, Company
Secretary:
+44 (0) 7841 662957
This
announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any
solicitation of an offer for securities in any
jurisdiction.