Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6881P

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

30 March 2009

 

Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the 'Company')

Transaction in own shares

On 27 March 2009, the Company made a market purchase of 25,000 of its own ordinary shares of 1p, representing 0.08% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at 162.00p per share and the Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.  These shares will only be re-issued at prices which are in excess of the diluted net asset value of the Company's shares immediately before such re-issue.

Following this purchase, there are 30,581,988 ordinary shares in issue and 2,776,500 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Artemis Investment Management Limited

Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

30 MARCH 2009 

 

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