| Date of purchase: |
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17 December 2025 |
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| Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: |
21,774 |
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| Lowest price paid per share: |
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533.5000 |
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| Highest price paid per share: |
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544.0000 |
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| Average price paid per share: |
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538.6101 |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares. Since 15 December 2025, the Company has purchased 58,352 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £313,215.71. Following the above transaction, the Company holds no ordinary shares in treasury and has 95,531,320 ordinary shares in issue. The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme. Schedule of Purchases Shares purchased: Ordinary Shares of 15p each (ISIN: GB00BYZN9041) Date of purchases: 17 December 2025 Investment firm: ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Individual transactions:
| Transaction Time |
Number of shares purchased |
Transaction price per share (pence) |
Venue |
Transaction Reference Number |
| 8:08:41 |
745 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rjm5gX-00 |
| 8:19:46 |
416 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rjoslJ-00 |
| 8:53:55 |
773 |
535 |
XLON |
MA8rjxTpf-00 |
| 9:02:26 |
405 |
537 |
XLON |
MA8rjzce3-00 |
| 9:10:00 |
66 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rk1WjG-00 |
| 9:10:06 |
296 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rk1YO3-00 |
| 9:28:55 |
361 |
533.5 |
XLON |
MA8rk6I5r-00 |
| 9:43:26 |
756 |
534.5 |
XLON |
MA8rk9wa5-00 |
| 9:55:53 |
385 |
534 |
XLON |
MA8rkD55F-00 |
| 10:34:58 |
365 |
537.5 |
XLON |
MA8rkMuzk-00 |
| 11:06:41 |
1007 |
539 |
XLON |
MA8rkUu1d-00 |
| 11:06:41 |
199 |
541 |
XLON |
MA8rkUu1Z-00 |
| 11:06:41 |
200 |
541 |
XLON |
MA8rkUu1W-00 |
| 11:43:19 |
361 |
537.5 |
XLON |
MA8rke7tg-00 |
| 11:49:47 |
372 |
537.5 |
XLON |
MA8rkfklO-00 |
| 12:12:34 |
218 |
538.5 |
XLON |
MA8rklULr-00 |
| 12:12:34 |
160 |
538.5 |
XLON |
MA8rklULn-00 |
| 12:51:58 |
409 |
540 |
XLON |
MA8rkvPSh-00 |
| 12:53:57 |
1 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rkvuFO-00 |
| 13:02:00 |
767 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rkxvtl-00 |
| 13:02:00 |
443 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rkxvth-00 |
| 13:20:28 |
402 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rl2aI3-00 |
| 13:38:15 |
799 |
541.5 |
XLON |
MA8rl73jN-00 |
| 13:49:24 |
398 |
540.5 |
XLON |
MA8rl9rnj-00 |
| 13:58:39 |
367 |
540 |
XLON |
MA8rlCCDB-00 |
| 13:58:39 |
18 |
540 |
XLON |
MA8rlCCD8-00 |
| 14:06:48 |
170 |
541 |
XLON |
MA8rlEFLl-00 |
| 14:06:48 |
188 |
541 |
XLON |
MA8rlEFLh-00 |
| 14:11:57 |
76 |
540.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlFXlZ-00 |
| 14:11:57 |
319 |
540.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlFXlW-00 |
| 14:20:24 |
387 |
540 |
XLON |
MA8rlHff1-00 |
| 14:37:08 |
396 |
542 |
XLON |
MA8rlLsyH-00 |
| 14:42:15 |
355 |
542 |
XLON |
MA8rlNAnn-00 |
| 14:47:09 |
413 |
542 |
XLON |
MA8rlOPKB-00 |
| 14:51:52 |
624 |
542 |
XLON |
MA8rlPay7-00 |
| 14:51:52 |
379 |
542 |
XLON |
MA8rlPay4-00 |
| 14:56:46 |
421 |
541.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlQpUS-00 |
| 15:14:10 |
174 |
543 |
XLON |
MA8rlVCvE-00 |
| 15:14:10 |
62 |
543 |
XLON |
MA8rlVCvA-00 |
| 15:14:10 |
116 |
543 |
XLON |
MA8rlVCv6-00 |
| 15:16:24 |
589 |
544 |
XLON |
MA8rlVlqv-00 |
| 15:16:26 |
99 |
544 |
XLON |
MA8rlVmMp-00 |
| 15:16:42 |
411 |
543 |
XLON |
MA8rlVqT2-00 |
| 15:28:38 |
370 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlYqu5-00 |
| 15:28:38 |
1 |
539.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlYqu1-00 |
| 15:30:01 |
397 |
537.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlZCJz-00 |
| 15:41:47 |
374 |
537.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlc9vi-00 |
| 15:44:58 |
16 |
536.5 |
XLON |
MA8rlcxc7-00 |
| 15:47:56 |
374 |
536.5 |
XLON |
MA8rldi7i-00 |
| 15:48:29 |
374 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rldqhw-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
105 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlew0B-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
511 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlew06-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
388 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlew02-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
38 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlevzx-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
365 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlevzt-00 |
| 15:52:48 |
586 |
536 |
XLON |
MA8rlevzk-00 |
| 15:59:10 |
353 |
537 |
XLON |
MA8rlgXOr-00 |
| 15:59:10 |
356 |
537 |
XLON |
MA8rlgXOn-00 |
| 15:59:10 |
810 |
537 |
XLON |
MA8rlgXOl-00 |
| 16:05:05 |
488 |
537 |
XLON |
MA8rli1bI-00 |
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