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RNS Number : 8046Q

Vertu Motors PLC

01 November 2021

01 November 2021

Vertu Motors plc

("Vertu Motors" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

Vertu Motors plc (AIM: VTU) announces that on 29 October 2021 , it purchased 429,255 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company on the London Stock Exchange (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 20 August 2021 as follows:

 
  Date of purchase                                   29 October 2021 
   Number of ordinary shares purchased                429,255 
   Highest price paid per ordinary share              61.00 pence 
   Lowest price paid per ordinary share               60.00 pence 
   Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary    60.4058 pence 
    share 
 
 

Application will be made for the Repurchased Shares to be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights will be 364,965,685 which may be used by shareholders 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, Vertu Motors under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The Company holds no shares in treasury.

The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme .

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 details of the purchase of its own ordinary shares by Vertu Motors, which were all executed through the Company's broker, Zeus Capital Limited, are set out below:

Schedule of Purchases:

 
 Shares purchased:    Vertu Motors plc (ISIN: GB00B1GK4645) 
 Date of purchases:   29 October 2021 
 
 

Aggregate information:

 
 
                     Volume-weighted 
                      average price 
 Aggregated Volume    (pence)          Venue 
 429,255             60.4058           London Stock Exchange 
 
 
  Individual 
    Transactions: 
           80,371   60.20 pence   08:00 UK 
            6,322   60.00 pence   08:00 UK 
            3,678   60.00 pence   08:00 UK 
            3,330   60.00 pence   08:00 UK 
            6,670   60.00 pence   08:01 UK 
               33   60.00 pence   08:29 UK 
               62   60.00 pence   08:29 UK 
               52   60.00 pence   08:29 UK 
               91   60.00 pence   08:29 UK 
            9,762   60.00 pence   09:37 UK 
            1,634   60.60 pence   11:25 UK 
              366   60.60 pence   11:25 UK 
            3,089   60.60 pence   11:26 UK 
            1,911   60.60 pence   11:26 UK 
            2,649   60.60 pence   11:26 UK 
            2,217   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
               58   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
            2,725   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
            1,588   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
               30   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
            2,617   60.40 pence   11:35 UK 
              645   60.40 pence   11:45 UK 
               26   60.40 pence   11:45 UK 
            2,716   60.40 pence   11:48 UK 
            1,613   60.40 pence   11:50 UK 
              525   60.40 pence   11:51 UK 
            3,411   60.40 pence   11:52 UK 
            1,064   60.40 pence   11:52 UK 
            4,085   60.40 pence   11:56 UK 
            3,465   60.40 pence   11:59 UK 
            2,450   60.40 pence   12:02 UK 
            3,747   60.40 pence   12:06 UK 
            1,253   60.40 pence   12:06 UK 
            2,549   60.40 pence   12:10 UK 
               55   60.40 pence   12:10 UK 
            2,396   60.40 pence   12:10 UK 
            2,092   60.40 pence   12:11 UK 
            3,301   60.40 pence   12:14 UK 
            3,756   60.40 pence   12:18 UK 
              851   60.40 pence   12:18 UK 
              122   60.40 pence   12:21 UK 
            2,461   60.40 pence   12:24 UK 
            2,417   60.40 pence   12:25 UK 
              190   60.40 pence   13:34 UK 
            3,838   60.40 pence   13:37 UK 
            2,337   60.40 pence   13:38 UK 
            3,695   60.40 pence   13:41 UK 
            4,940   60.40 pence   13:41 UK 
              630   60.40 pence   13:42 UK 
            2,483   60.40 pence   13:44 UK 
            3,837   60.40 pence   13:47 UK 
            3,595   60.40 pence   13:49 UK 
            4,456   60.40 pence   13:53 UK 
            2,870   60.40 pence   13:55 UK 
            2,129   60.40 pence   13:55 UK 
            3,541   60.40 pence   14:31 UK 
            3,786   60.40 pence   14:33 UK 
            2,673   60.40 pence   14:33 UK 
            2,371   60.40 pence   14:56 UK 
            3,327   60.40 pence   14:57 UK 
              552   60.40 pence   14:57 UK 
            2,133   60.40 pence   14:57 UK 
           11,748   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
            5,460   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
            2,598   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
            1,570   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
            2,862   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
            5,460   60.40 pence   14:58 UK 
              633   60.40 pence   14:59 UK 
            2,484   60.40 pence   14:59 UK 
              830   60.40 pence   14:59 UK 
            2,343   60.40 pence   14:59 UK 
            2,583   60.40 pence   15:01 UK 
              105   60.40 pence   15:01 UK 
            2,877   60.40 pence   15:01 UK 
               64   60.40 pence   15:01 UK 
            5,565   60.20 pence   15:25 UK 
            5,565   60.20 pence   15:25 UK 
            1,975   60.20 pence   15:25 UK 
            2,180   60.20 pence   15:29 UK 
            1,410   60.20 pence   15:30 UK 
              818   60.40 pence   15:39 UK 
            2,796   60.40 pence   15:40 UK 
            3,604   60.40 pence   15:42 UK 
              935   60.40 pence   15:43 UK 
            2,008   60.40 pence   15:43 UK 
              396   60.40 pence   15:43 UK 
            3,457   60.40 pence   15:43 UK 
            1,947   60.40 pence   15:43 UK 
            2,928   60.40 pence   15:45 UK 
            1,525   60.40 pence   15:45 UK 
            3,250   60.40 pence   15:46 UK 
            2,422   60.40 pence   15:47 UK 
            2,291   60.40 pence   15:47 UK 
              728   60.40 pence   15:47 UK 
            2,661   60.40 pence   15:48 UK 
            3,377   60.40 pence   15:48 UK 
            3,909   60.40 pence   15:48 UK 
              362   60.40 pence   15:48 UK 
              586   60.40 pence   15:48 UK 
            1,770   60.20 pence   15:48 UK 
            4,496   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
              637   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
            1,947   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
              857   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
            1,598   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
            2,455   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
            1,163   60.60 pence   16:09 UK 
            3,877   60.60 pence   16:11 UK 
            1,688   60.60 pence   16:11 UK 
            4,240   60.60 pence   16:11 UK 
              484   60.60 pence   16:11 UK 
            1,325   60.60 pence   16:11 UK 
            1,771   60.60 pence   16:12 UK 
            3,234   60.60 pence   16:12 UK 
            1,203   60.60 pence   16:12 UK 
              560   60.60 pence   16:12 UK 
              703   60.60 pence   16:15 UK 
            3,645   60.60 pence   16:15 UK 
              145   60.60 pence   16:15 UK 
              864   60.60 pence   16:15 UK 
              211   60.60 pence   16:15 UK 
            3,353   60.60 pence   16:16 UK 
            2,504   60.60 pence   16:16 UK 
            1,648   60.60 pence   16:16 UK 
            2,654   60.60 pence   16:17 UK 
            2,558   60.60 pence   16:18 UK 
               36   60.60 pence   16:19 UK 
            1,947   60.60 pence   16:20 UK 
            2,991   60.60 pence   16:20 UK 
            3,540   60.60 pence   16:20 UK 
              238   60.60 pence   16:20 UK 
               79   60.60 pence   16:21 UK 
              617   60.60 pence   16:22 UK 
               16   60.80 pence   16:23 UK 
            4,530   60.80 pence   16:23 UK 
              588   60.80 pence   16:23 UK 
            2,152   60.80 pence   16:24 UK 
            1,901   60.80 pence   16:24 UK 
              813   60.80 pence   16:25 UK 
            2,267   60.80 pence   16:27 UK 
            4,056   60.80 pence   16:27 UK 
            1,944   60.80 pence   16:27 UK 
            1,023   60.80 pence   16:27 UK 
            3,977   60.80 pence   16:27 UK 
            1,202   60.80 pence   16:28 UK 
            2,618   61.00 pence   16:28 UK 
              180   61.00 pence   16:28 UK 
              821   61.00 pence   16:28 UK 
            2,143   61.00 pence   16:28 UK 
            2,036   61.00 pence   16:29 UK 
           10,000   61.00 pence   16:36 UK 
 
 
 
 
 

For further information please contact:

 
 Vertu Motors plc         Tel: 0191 491 2111 
  Robert Forrester, CEO    Tel: 0191 491 2112 
  Karen Anderson, CFO 
                          Tel: 020 3829 5000 
   Zeus Capital Limited 
   Jamie Peel 
   Andrew Jones 
   Dominic King 
                          Tel: 020 3757 4983 
   Camarco 
   Billy Clegg 
   Tom Huddart 
 

Notes to Editors

Vertu Motors is the fifth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 154 sales outlets across the UK. Its dealerships operate predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors, Vertu and Macklin Motors brand names.

Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector. It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group. The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. The Group currently operates 150 franchised sales outlets and 4 non-franchised sales operations from 118 locations across the UK.

Vertu's Mission Statement is to "deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust".

Vertu Motors Group websites - investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com

Vertu brand websites - www.vertumotors.com / www.bristolstreet.co.uk / www.macklinmotors.co.uk / www.vertumotorcycles.com

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