Transaction in Own Shares / Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 5175D

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

28 March 2014

 

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 37,830 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company, representing 0.09% of the current issued Ordinary share capital. The shares were purchased at a price of 296.5231 pence per Ordinary share and the Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following this purchase, the Company's issued share capital comprises 47,049,194 Ordinary shares, of which 3,713,104 are held in treasury, and 6,865,234 Subscription shares (which carry no voting rights). Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 43,336,090 Ordinary shares.

Total Voting Rights

The above figure (43,336,090) 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 the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Artemis Investment Management LLP

Company Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

28 March 2014

 

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