Online gaming and financial trading giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has made the first purchases of its own shares in the open market back in 2016, following its announcement that the company will buy back up to €50 million (USD $54 million) of its own shares.
On 04 March 2019 the company purchased a total of 239,482 of its ordinary shares of no par value each on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) through the Company’s broker Goodbody Stockbrokers UC.
Playtech announces that on 02 April 2019 it purchased a total of 79,330 of its ordinary shares of no par value each (the ‘ordinary shares’) on the London Stock Exchange through the Company’s broker UBS AG, London Branch (UBS) as detailed below. The repurchased shares will be cancelled.
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Number of ordinary shares purchased:Â |
79,330 |
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Highest price paid per share: |
£4.4560 |
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Lowest price paid per share: |
£4.4160 |
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Volume weighted average price paid: |
£4.4255 |
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The purchases form part of the Company’s share buyback programme announced on 21 February 2019.
Playtech’s total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 312,285,210 ordinary shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 312,285,210.
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Trading venue |
Currency |
Aggregated Volume |
Volume Weighted Average Price |
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LSE |
GBP |
79,330 |
£4.4255 |
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