Transaction in Own Shares

Electra Private Equity PLC
09 March 2006



Electra Private Equity Plc ('the Company')

9 March 2006

Electra Private Equity Plc announces that on 8 March 2006 the Company purchased
for cancellation 950,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of £12.80 per
share representing 2.21% of the issued share capital.



Following this transaction the Company now has 42,007,687 ordinary shares in
issue.




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