Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")
Transaction in own shares
The Board of the Company announces that it has today made a market purchase of 50,000 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company, representing 0.1% of the current issued ordinary share capital. The shares were purchased at a price of 268.00 pence per Ordinary share and the Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.
Following this purchase, the Company's issued share capital comprises 48,844,470 Ordinary shares, of which 431,048 are held in treasury, and 6,867,134 Subscription shares (which carry no voting rights). Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 48,413,422 Ordinary shares.
Total Voting Rights
The above figure (48,413,422) may be used by Ordinary shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Artemis Investment Management LLP
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0131 225 7300
27 March 2012