Motorpoint Group plc Transaction in Own Shares (9133H)

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RNS Number : 9133H

Motorpoint Group plc

16 March 2018

16 March 2018

Motorpoint Group PLC

("Motorpoint" or "the Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

Motorpoint, the UK's largest independent vehicle retailer, announces that in accordance with its buy-back program announced on 29 November 2017, the Company has purchased ordinary shares of 1 pence each in its issued share capital as follows:

 
 (1) Date of purchase:              15 March 2018 
 (2) Number of shares purchased:    10,000 
 (3) Average price per              208 pence 
  share: 
         Highest price per share:   208 pence 
          Lowest price per share:   208 pence 
 Treatment of purchased             Cancellation 
  shares: 
 

Following the cancellation, the Company's issued share capital consists of 100,184,023 ordinary shares, each with one voting right.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is 100,184,023.

This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This notification is made pursuant to Listing Rule 12.4.6R and Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6. In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the schedule below contains further information on the individual trades that are reported in the aggregate above.

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

 
 Number of shares   Transaction price   Time of transaction 
     purchased         (per share) 
-----------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
      5,000             208 pence            08:44:38 
-----------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
      5,000             208 pence            15:24:16 
-----------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 Contact Information: 
 Motorpoint Group PLC (www.motorpointplc.com)    Via FTI Consulting 
  Manjit K. Virk, Company Secretary 
 FTI Consulting (Financial PR) 
  Alex Beagley 
  James Styles                                   020 3727 1000 
 

Notes to editors

Motorpoint is the largest independent vehicle retailer in the United Kingdom. The Group's principal business is the sale of nearly-new vehicles, the majority of which are up to two years old and which have covered less than 15,000 miles. Motorpoint sells vehicles from brands representing over 95 per cent. of new vehicle sales in the United Kingdom, with models from Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, Audi and BMW being amongst the top sellers. The Group operates from 12 retail sites across the United Kingdom; Derby, Burnley, Glasgow, Newport, Peterborough, Chingford, Birmingham, Widnes, Birtley, Castleford, Oldbury and Sheffield, of which seven have opened in the last five years; together with a national contact-centre dealing with online enquiries.

More information is available at www.motorpointplc.com and www.motorpoint.co.uk.

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