Transaction in Own Shares

Inchcape PLC 25 May 2005 25 May 2005 Inchcape plc Share re-purchase programme Inchcape plc ('the Company') announces that on 24 May 2005 it purchased 75,437 ordinary shares of 150p each. The maximum price paid was 1778p and the minimum price was 1770p. The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury. Since the Company started buying back shares on 15 April 2005 it has acquired 1,681,338 ordinary shares. Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 1,681,338 of its shares in treasury and has 78,042,714 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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