Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5623V

Whitbread PLC

29 May 2008

 



Whitbread PLC

Purchase of Own Shares

Whitbread PLC announces that on 29 May 2008 it purchased 100,000 of its 76 122/153p ordinary shares at a price of 1,268.51p per share. Whitbread PLC purchased these shares via Hoare Govett Limited's affiliate, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch. 

The shares purchased will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Whitbread PLC holds 18,403,806 shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 175,483,864.

 

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