Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9576F

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

15 October 2008

 



Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the 'Company')

Transaction in own shares

The Company has today made a market purchase of 287,000 of its own ordinary

shares of 1p, representing 0.90% of the issued share capital. The shares 

were bought at 158.5p per share and the Company intends to hold these 

shares in treasury.  These shares will only be re-issued at prices which are in 

excess of the diluted net asset value of the Company's shares immediately 

before such re-issue.

Following this purchase, there are 31,656,488 ordinary shares in issue and 1,702,000 ordinary 
shares held in treasury.

Artemis Investment Management Limited

Secretary

15 OCTOBER 2008 

 

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