8 January, 2009
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 143,000 ordinary shares of lp each in the capital ('Shares') of the Company was made on 8 January, 2009 at a price of 245p per share.
These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 284,699 shares in treasury.
Enquiries:
Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive Tel: 020 7012 2400
Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer
James Cobb, Group Finance Director