Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2721G

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

20 October 2008

 

                                                                                                                                                                        For Immediate Release

                                                                                                                                                                               20 October, 2008 

PRESS RELEASE

                                                           ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

                
                                                                       Market Purchase of the Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 14 May 2008 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 6,500 ordinary shares of lp each in the capital ('Shares') of the Company was made on 20 October, 2008 at a price of 310p per share.

These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 61,849 shares in treasury.

Enquiries:

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive                                                                                                     Tel: [phone]

Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer 

Paul Sheriff, Group Finance Director

 

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