Transaction in Own Shares

Character Group PLC
07 December 2006


7 December 2006



                    The Character Group plc (the 'Company')
                           Transaction in Own Shares


The Company advises that it has yesterday purchased 45,000 ordinary shares in
the Company for cancellation in the market through Charles Stanley Securities,
representing approximately 0.10% of the issued share capital of the Company
(excluding shares held in treasury), at a price of 104.56 pence per share.

Following these transactions the Company has 44,630,087 ordinary shares in issue
(excluding the 1,754,322 ordinary shares in the Company held in treasury).

Enquiries:


The Character Group Plc    Charles Stanley Securities  Citigate Dewe Rogerson Ltd

Richard King / Kiran Shah  Philip Davies               Fiona Tooley

Tel: [phone]         Tel: [phone]          Tel: [phone]




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