LONDON--GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK.LN), a research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company, said Monday it purchased 1.2 million of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each, adding that it intends to hold these shares in Treasury.
MAIN FACTS:
-The highest price paid per share was 1484 pence per share.
-The lowest price paid per share was 1467.5 pence per share.
-The Company holds 470,907,927 of its shares in Treasury, representing 8.61% of the total issued share capital of the Company.
-GlaxoSmithKline shares closed Monday at GBP14.79, valuing the company at GBP73.78 billion.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 25, 2012 12:53 ET (16:53 GMT)
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