Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1489P

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

09 July 2010

 



Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

Today, the Company made a market purchase of 80,000 of its own ordinary shares of 1p, representing 0.27% of the issued share capital.  The shares were bought at 233.00p 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 29,956,203 ordinary shares in issue and 551,500 ordinary shares held in treasury.

Artemis Investment Management Limited

Secretary

Telephone:  [phone]

9 JULY 2010

 

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