Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0919Q

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

03 April 2009

 

Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the 'Company')

Transaction in own shares

On 2 April 2009, the Company made a market purchase of 87,000 of its own ordinary shares of 1p, representing 0.28% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at 164.00p 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 30,494,988 ordinary shares in issue and 2,863,500 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Artemis Investment Management Limited

Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

3 APRIL 2009 

 

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