Leeds : 3 April 2017 - Transaction in Own Shares and TVR

Leeds Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares and TVR

RNS Number : 4070B Leeds Group PLC

03 April 2017

3 April 2017

Leeds Group plc (the "Company") Transaction in Own Shares and TVR Monday 03 April, 2017

Leeds Group announces that on 31 March 2017 it purchased 35,000 of its own Ordinary Shares to be held in treasury. The shares were purchased at 36 pence each.

As a result of the above purchase, the total number of Ordinary Shares now held in treasury is 4,199,157 and the number of Ordinary Shares in issue (not including those held in treasury) is 27,400,843.

For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company's total issued share capital at the date of this notice comprises 31,600,000 ordinary shares of 12p each, with one voting right per share. There are 4,199,157 shares held in treasury, representing 13.29% of the total issued share capital.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 27,400,843, which is the number to 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, the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

Leeds Group plc Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Nominated Adviser

Dawn Henderson - 07747 777055 Tony Rawlinson - 020 7213 0880