Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")
Cancellation of Ordinary Shares from Treasury
The Board of the Company announces that it has cancelled from treasury 500,728 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each.
Following the cancellation, the Company's issued share capital comprises 47,368,962 Ordinary shares, of which 3,503,800 are held in treasury and 6,865,466 Subscription shares (which carry no voting rights). Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 43,865,162 Ordinary shares.
Total Voting Rights
The above figure (43,865,162) 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Artemis Investment Management LLP
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0131 225 7300
3 October 2013