Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1631G

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

26 January 2010

 

Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

Today, the Company made a market purchase of 40,000 of its own ordinary shares of 1p, representing 0.13% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at 230.0p 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 30,371,703 ordinary shares in issue and 2,399,500 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Artemis Investment Management Limited

Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

26 JANUARY 2010 

 

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