Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4157V

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

11 January 2012

 

Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Board of the Company announces that it has today made a market purchase of 35,000 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company, representing 0.07% of the current issued ordinary share capital.  The shares were purchased at a price of 243.0 pence per Ordinary 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 48,659,470 Ordinary shares in issue, carrying one vote each and 6,867,134 Subscription shares in issue, which carry no voting rights.  A total of 185,000 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each are held in treasury.

Total Voting Rights

The above figure (48,659,470) 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: [phone]

11 January 2012

 

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