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 0.11% of the current issued ordinary share capital. The shares were purchased at a price of 282.00 pence per Ordinary share and the Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.
Following this purchase, the Company's issued share capital comprises 48,695,632 Ordinary shares, of which 1,427,176 are held in treasury, and 6,865,972 Subscription shares (which carry no voting rights). Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 47,268,456 Ordinary shares.
Total Voting Rights
The above figure (47,268,456) 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
18 September 2012