LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / February 24, 2026 / The Company announces that on 23 February 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20340/399 pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 17 February 2026, as announced on 17 February 2026.
Date of purchase:
23 February 2026
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:
89,714
Lowest price paid per share:
$ 139.7500
Highest price paid per share:
$ 144.3000
Average price paid per share:
$ 141.8296
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, the Company has 151,100,035 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 5,481,782 held in treasury).
A full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.
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