Gamma Communications - Transaction in Own Shares
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Gamma Communications plc
Transaction in Own Shares and Rule 2.9 Announcement
Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma" or the "Company") announces today that in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on
Ordinary shares
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Date of purchase: |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
23,081 |
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Lowest price per share (pence): |
938.00 |
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Highest price per share (pence): |
964.00 |
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Weighted average price per day (pence): |
951.4414 |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares.
Following settlement of the above purchases, Gamma has purchased a total of 1,994,557 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme and will have 91,769,794 ordinary shares in issue. There are 1,552,152 ordinary shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company are therefore 90,217,642 and this can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Rule 2.9
The Company announced on
Aggregate information:
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Venue |
Volume-weighted average price (p) |
Aggregated volume |
Lowest price per share (p) |
Highest price per share (p) |
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XLON |
951.4414 |
23,081 |
938.00 |
964.00 |
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of
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Date and time of each trade |
Number of shares purchased |
Price (pence per share) |
Trading Venue |
Transaction Reference Number |
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261 |
956.00 |
XLON |
00397353588TRLO1 |
|
|
272 |
954.00 |
XLON |
00397353622TRLO1 |
|
|
97 |
956.50 |
XLON |
00397364352TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
957.50 |
XLON |
00397366484TRLO1 |
|
|
266 |
960.00 |
XLON |
00397375235TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
961.00 |
XLON |
00397375551TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
961.50 |
XLON |
00397375552TRLO1 |
|
|
261 |
961.50 |
XLON |
00397377306TRLO1 |
|
|
271 |
961.50 |
XLON |
00397378047TRLO1 |
|
|
193 |
960.50 |
XLON |
00397378049TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
961.50 |
XLON |
00397381065TRLO1 |
|
|
260 |
961.00 |
XLON |
00397381199TRLO1 |
|
|
265 |
959.50 |
XLON |
00397383999TRLO1 |
|
|
260 |
959.50 |
XLON |
00397386289TRLO1 |
|
|
256 |
959.00 |
XLON |
00397389469TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
959.50 |
XLON |
00397391480TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
964.00 |
XLON |
00397397326TRLO1 |
|
|
267 |
962.00 |
XLON |
00397401400TRLO1 |
|
|
259 |
962.00 |
XLON |
00397410840TRLO1 |
|
|
202 |
962.00 |
XLON |
00397413696TRLO1 |
|
|
62 |
962.00 |
XLON |
00397413697TRLO1 |
|
|
261 |
960.50 |
XLON |
00397418555TRLO1 |
|
|
148 |
961.00 |
XLON |
00397423725TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
959.50 |
XLON |
00397427629TRLO1 |
|
|
262 |
959.50 |
XLON |
00397433502TRLO1 |
|
|
260 |
959.00 |
XLON |
00397439484TRLO1 |
|
|
257 |
958.50 |
XLON |
00397443460TRLO1 |
|
|
115 |
957.50 |
XLON |
00397443482TRLO1 |
|
|
265 |
956.50 |
XLON |
00397451813TRLO1 |
|
|
273 |
956.50 |
XLON |
00397453754TRLO1 |
|
|
266 |
956.50 |
XLON |
00397454352TRLO1 |
|
|
268 |
956.00 |
XLON |
00397455211TRLO1 |
|
|
271 |
956.50 |
XLON |
00397455536TRLO1 |
|
|
153 |
956.00 |
XLON |
00397455591TRLO1 |
|
|
117 |
956.00 |
XLON |
00397455592TRLO1 |
|
|
272 |
955.00 |
XLON |
00397456045TRLO1 |
|
|
7 |
955.00 |
XLON |
00397456046TRLO1 |
|
|
264 |
955.00 |
XLON |
00397456047TRLO1 |
|
|
272 |
955.00 |
XLON |
00397456048TRLO1 |
|
|
128 |
953.00 |
XLON |
00397456215TRLO1 |
|
|
141 |
953.00 |
XLON |
00397456216TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
952.00 |
XLON |
00397456424TRLO1 |
|
|
273 |
952.50 |
XLON |
00397456593TRLO1 |
|
|
264 |
951.50 |
XLON |
00397456697TRLO1 |
|
|
259 |
952.00 |
XLON |
00397456794TRLO1 |
|
|
271 |
954.00 |
XLON |
00397457206TRLO1 |
|
|
260 |
953.00 |
XLON |
00397457453TRLO1 |
|
|
250 |
952.50 |
XLON |
00397457669TRLO1 |
|
|
267 |
953.00 |
XLON |
00397458039TRLO1 |
|
|
264 |
952.50 |
XLON |
00397458375TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
952.00 |
XLON |
00397458554TRLO1 |
|
|
254 |
953.00 |
XLON |
00397458862TRLO1 |
|
|
3 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459145TRLO1 |
|
|
24 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459146TRLO1 |
|
|
24 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459147TRLO1 |
|
|
20 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459153TRLO1 |
|
|
39 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459154TRLO1 |
|
|
142 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459155TRLO1 |
|
|
27 |
954.50 |
XLON |
00397459156TRLO1 |
|
|
252 |
953.50 |
XLON |
00397459194TRLO1 |
|
|
426 |
951.00 |
XLON |
00397459744TRLO1 |
|
|
270 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397459954TRLO1 |
|
|
269 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397459955TRLO1 |
|
|
12 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397460075TRLO1 |
|
|
47 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397460076TRLO1 |
|
|
46 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397460077TRLO1 |
|
|
149 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397460078TRLO1 |
|
|
267 |
949.00 |
XLON |
00397460306TRLO1 |
|
|
16 |
949.50 |
XLON |
00397460835TRLO1 |
|
|
242 |
949.50 |
XLON |
00397460836TRLO1 |
|
|
255 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397461828TRLO1 |
|
|
67 |
950.50 |
XLON |
00397462179TRLO1 |
|
|
125 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397462389TRLO1 |
|
|
13 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397462390TRLO1 |
|
|
13 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397462391TRLO1 |
|
|
110 |
950.00 |
XLON |
00397462392TRLO1 |
|
|
78 |
949.50 |
XLON |
00397462431TRLO1 |
|
|
144 |
949.50 |
XLON |
00397462432TRLO1 |
|
|
271 |
949.00 |
XLON |
00397462875TRLO1 |
|
|
271 |
946.50 |
XLON |
00397462914TRLO1 |
|
|
256 |
944.00 |
XLON |
00397463521TRLO1 |
|
|
167 |
944.00 |
XLON |
00397463535TRLO1 |
|
|
267 |
944.50 |
XLON |
00397463658TRLO1 |
|
|
257 |
945.50 |
XLON |
00397463831TRLO1 |
|
|
34 |
945.00 |
XLON |
00397463875TRLO1 |
|
|
204 |
945.00 |
XLON |
00397463876TRLO1 |
|
|
28 |
945.00 |
XLON |
00397463877TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
944.00 |
XLON |
00397464066TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
943.50 |
XLON |
00397464067TRLO1 |
|
|
18 |
943.50 |
XLON |
00397464068TRLO1 |
|
|
268 |
944.00 |
XLON |
00397464131TRLO1 |
|
|
266 |
943.50 |
XLON |
00397464168TRLO1 |
|
|
116 |
947.00 |
XLON |
00397464527TRLO1 |
|
|
122 |
947.00 |
XLON |
00397464528TRLO1 |
|
|
250 |
945.50 |
XLON |
00397464542TRLO1 |
|
|
266 |
944.50 |
XLON |
00397464563TRLO1 |
|
|
252 |
944.50 |
XLON |
00397464778TRLO1 |
|
|
260 |
943.00 |
XLON |
00397464971TRLO1 |
|
|
256 |
941.50 |
XLON |
00397465337TRLO1 |
|
|
267 |
941.50 |
XLON |
00397465545TRLO1 |
|
|
270 |
941.00 |
XLON |
00397465707TRLO1 |
|
|
88 |
942.00 |
XLON |
00397466218TRLO1 |
|
|
134 |
942.00 |
XLON |
00397466219TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
943.00 |
XLON |
00397466391TRLO1 |
|
|
256 |
941.50 |
XLON |
00397466958TRLO1 |
|
|
90 |
942.00 |
XLON |
00397467451TRLO1 |
|
|
178 |
942.00 |
XLON |
00397467452TRLO1 |
|
|
257 |
942.00 |
XLON |
00397467655TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
941.00 |
XLON |
00397467742TRLO1 |
|
|
33 |
940.00 |
XLON |
00397467852TRLO1 |
|
|
154 |
940.00 |
XLON |
00397467853TRLO1 |
|
|
253 |
939.00 |
XLON |
00397467871TRLO1 |
|
|
258 |
939.50 |
XLON |
00397468591TRLO1 |
|
|
273 |
940.00 |
XLON |
00397468703TRLO1 |
|
|
85 |
939.00 |
XLON |
00397469205TRLO1 |
|
|
178 |
939.00 |
XLON |
00397469206TRLO1 |
|
|
270 |
938.00 |
XLON |
00397469804TRLO1 |
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Enquiries:
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Gamma Communications plc Rachael Matzopoulos, Company Secretary
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+44 (0) 33 3006 5972 |
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Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank (Lead Financial Adviser)
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+44 (0) 20 7623 2323 |
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Q Advisors (Joint Financial Adviser)
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+1 720 837 3214 |
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Investec (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
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Peel Hunt (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
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Teneo (Financial PR Adviser)
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+44 (0) 20 7260 2700 |
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