Transaction in Own Shares

Investment Company PLC
17 January 2007



The Investment Company plc

Purchase of own securities


The Investment Company plc announces that on 16 January 2007 it purchased 7,500
ordinary shares of 50p each for cancellation at a price of 220p per share.
Following this purchase, 1,919,891 ordinary shares of 50p each remain in issue.



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Stephen Cockburn - 020 7448 4700




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