Royal Mail plc – Transaction in Own Shares.
The Company announces that on 13 December 2021 it had purchased a total 183,506 of its ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each (the ‘ordinary shares’) on the London Stock Exchange, Cboe BXE and Cboe CXE, through the Company’s broker, Merrill Lynch International, as detailed below.
The repurchased shares will be cancelled.
The purchases form part of the Company’s share buyback programme announced on 18 November 2021. Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company’s total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 997,442,240 ordinary shares.
The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury which are not due for cancellation imminently, therefore following the above purchases total voting rights are 997,442,240 ordinary shares. In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below. This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
Contact:
Helen Reynoldson
Tel: 07483 302 245
Email: helen.reynoldson@royalmail.com
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