BRITISH EMPIRE TRUST PLC (the "Company")
Buy-back of own securities
The Company announces that on 12 February 2016, it bought back 132,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company (SEDOL: 0133508 / ISIN: GB0001335081), representing approximately 0.082% of the issued Ordinary share capital, at a price of 416.34 pence per Ordinary share. The Ordinary shares bought back will be placed in treasury.
As a result of the above transaction the Ordinary shares in issue, shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company are now as follows:
Number of Ordinary Shares in issue |
160,014,089 |
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury |
28,058,225
|
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue |
131,955,864
|
Capita Company Secretarial Services Limited
Secretary
12 February 2016