Treasury Stock

Inchcape PLC
22 May 2006





22 May 2006


                                  INCHCAPE PLC

                          Share re-purchase programme



Inchcape plc ('the Company') announces that on 19 May 2006, it purchased 515,044
ordinary shares of 25p each.  The maximum price paid was 452.75p and the minimum
price paid was 434.5p



The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.



Since the Company started buying back shares on 15 April 2005, it has acquired
13,801,105 ordinary shares.  Following the purchase of these shares the Company
holds 13,801,105 of its shares in treasury and has 466,685,915 shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


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