QinetiQ Group (QQ.)

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Share Price:
540.50p
Market Cap:
£2,771.02m
Change Today:
2.00p
Sector:
Defense and Aeronautics

Transaction in Own Shares

By Sharecast

Date: Friday 19 Dec 2025

RNS Number : 1864M
QinetiQ Group plc
19 December 2025
 



QinetiQ Group plc


19 December 2025


QinetiQ Group plc


Transaction in own shares


QinetiQ Group plc (the Company) announces that on 18 December 2025 it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 17 July 2025, the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each (Shares) on the London Stock Exchange, pursuant to the latest tranche of its existing share buyback programme the commencement of which was announced on 17 November 2025. 


The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.


































Description of Shares:



QinetiQ Group plc- ordinary shares of 1 pence each (ISIN: GB00B0WMWD03)



Date of transaction



18 December 2025



Number of Shares purchased:



145,000



Highest price paid per Share (pence):



442.60



Lowest price paid per Share (pence):



434.40



Average price paid per Share (pence):



438.8939



Broker:



Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis")


 



 


Aggregate information:                                                                                  




































Venue



Weighted average price paid per share (GBp)



Aggregate number of shares purchased



Lowest price paid per share (GBp)



Highest price paid per share (GBp)



London Stock Exchange



438.6430



70,761



434.40



442.40



Chi-X


(CXE)



439.2723



25,000



434.60



442.60



BATS (BXE)



439.0624



49,239



434.80



442.60



 


This announcement is prepared on a trade basis. It is expected the shares purchased will be delivered to the Company within two working days. The total voting rights referred to below is prepared on a settlement basis.


Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 532,212,126. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 532,212,126. This figure may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) 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.


In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis on behalf of the Company is available via the link below.


http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1864M_1-2025-12-18.pdf


 


This announcement will also be available on QinetiQ Group plc's website at: https://www.qinetiq.com/en/investors.


Enquiries to:


















Stephen Lamacraft, Interim Group Investor Relations Director:



+44 (0) 7920 545841



Stephanie Mann, Group Head of Media Relations:



+44 (0) 7770 720268



James Field, Company Secretary:



+44 (0) 7841 662957



 


LEI: 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34


This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.






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QinetiQ Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Price 540.50p
Change Today 2.00p
52 Week High 571.50p
52 Week Low 406.00p
Volume 1,669,600
Shares Issued 512.68m
Market Cap £2,771.02m

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