Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")
Cancellation of Ordinary Shares from Treasury
The Board of the Company announces that it has today cancelled from treasury 150,000 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each.
Following the cancellation, the Company's issued share capital comprises 48,695,632 Ordinary shares, of which 1,327,176 are held in treasury and 6,865,973 Subscription shares (which carry no voting rights). Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 47,368,456 Ordinary shares.
Total Voting Rights
The above figure (47,368,456) may be used by Ordinary shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Artemis Investment Management LLP
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0131 225 7300
5 September 2012