Lloyds buys back 28M shares for cancellation
Lloyds Banking Group plc reported that it bought back 28,003,860 of its ordinary shares on 05 March 2026 through Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme.
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Lloyds Banking Group plc reported that it bought back 28,003,860 of its ordinary shares on 05 March 2026 through Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The highest price paid was 99.5400 pence, the lowest was 96.4400 pence, and the volume‑weighted average price was 97.7075 pence per share.
The company states that it intends to cancel these repurchased shares, which will reduce the number of shares in issue once the cancellation is completed.
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