Purchase of Own Securities

Inchcape PLC
1 May 2001

1 May 2001


Inchcape plc

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Purchase of own shares

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Inchcape announces that on 1 May 2001 it purchased for cancellation 1,000,000
ordinary shares of 150p each at a price of 400p per share.

Since Inchcape started to buy back its ordinary shares on 21 March 2001 it has
repurchased for cancellation a total of 7,102,500 ordinary shares leaving
81,248,980 ordinary shares in issue.

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