GSK completes £2bn share buyback programme
GSK plc reports that it has repurchased ordinary shares under its existing buyback programme, using Citigroup Global Markets Limited as broker, and has now completed the buyback of up to £2 billion announced on 24 February 2025.
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GSK plc reports that it has repurchased ordinary shares under its existing buyback programme, using Citigroup Global Markets Limited as broker, and has now completed the buyback of up to £2 billion announced on 24 February 2025.
Between 22 and 26 June 2026, GSK bought 1,054,653 ordinary shares of 31¼ pence each at volume-weighted average prices between 1,919.89 and 1,967.46 GBp per share. Since 24 February 2025, it has purchased 123,939,156 ordinary shares for aggregate consideration of just under £2 billion. After these purchases, GSK holds 270,881,064 shares in treasury and has 4,045,395,364 ordinary shares in issue, so total voting rights are 4,045,395,364 and 6.70 per cent of voting rights are now attributable to treasury shares.
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GSK completes a sizeable £2bn buyback, holding 6.7% of voting rights in treasury shares.
GSK has finished a share repurchase programme of up to £2 billion, buying 123,939,156 ordinary shares since 24 February 2025. The most recent tranche between 22–26 June 2026 totaled 1,054,653 shares at volume-weighted prices around 1,920–1,970 GBp.
Following these transactions, the company holds 270,881,064 shares in treasury and 4,045,395,364 shares remain in issue, with total voting rights of 4,045,395,364. Treasury shares represent 6.70% of voting rights, which can influence per-share metrics depending on future use or cancellation. The activity was executed under a non-discretionary agreement, indicating a pre-defined, programmatic approach.
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Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 regulatory
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules regulatory
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