Transaction in Own Shares & T

RNS Number : 8360U

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

30 June 2009

 



                                                                                                       For  Immediate Release

                                                                                                 30 June, 2009

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

Market Purchase of the Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 13 May 2009 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 10,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital ('Shares') of the Company was made on 30 June, 2009 at a price of 303p per share.

These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 340,274 shares in treasury.

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the DTR rule 5.6.1 of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules we would like to notify the market of the following:

Arbuthnot Banking Group's issued share capital consists of 14,659,345 ordinary shares of 1 pence each with voting rights. Arbuthnot Banking Group holds 340,274 ordinary shares in treasury.

There are also 150,000 ordinary shares under option which if exercised (in accordance with their terms) may result in a further 150,000 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights.

The above figure of 14,659,345 ordinary shares may be used by 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, Arbuthnot Banking Group under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive                Tel: [phone]

Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer

James Cobb, Group Finance Director

 

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