Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 0427N Vertu Motors PLC 30 December 2025  



30 December 2025







Vertu Motors plc

 







("Vertu Motors" or the "Company")









Transaction in Own Shares

 

   





Vertu Motors plc (AIM: VTU) announces that on 29 December 2025 it purchased 9,425 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 06 February 2025, as follows (together the "Transaction"):                              









Date of purchase

29 December 2025

Number of ordinary shares purchased

9,425

Highest price paid per ordinary share

62.000 pence

Lowest price paid per ordinary share

62.000 pence

Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share

62.000 pence









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 313,781,134 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.   Since the Group began Share Buybacks in July 2017, over £ 45.7 m has been returned to shareholders, reducing the Company's shares in issue by 21.0% over the same period.









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, Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited ("Shore Capital"), are set out below:









Schedule of Purchases: 

 





Shares purchased:        

Vertu Motors plc (ISIN: GB00B1GK4645)

Date of purchases:        

29 December 2025











Aggregate information:

 











Aggregated Volume

Volume-weighted average price (pence)

Venue

 

  9,425  

  62.000 pence

London Stock Exchange









Individual transactions:  

 







9,425













62.000 pence









 



16.36 UK









































    Vertu Motors plc

 

      Tel: +44 (0) 191 491 2121

Robert Forrester, CEO



Karen Anderson, CFO Phil Clark, Investor Relations



   





Stifel (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7688

Matthew Blawat





Callum Stewart











Shore Capital (Joint Broker)



Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Mark Percy / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory)





Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking)













Camarco

 

Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 4980

Billy Clegg







Tom Huddart







   







Notes to Editors

 





Vertu Motors is the fourth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 194 sales outlets across the UK.









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.









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









Vertu Motors Group websites - https://investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com Vertu brand websites - www.vertumotors.com / www.vertumotorcycles.com





 

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