Purchase of Own Securities

Baring Emerging Europe PLC
27 May 2003


On 23 May 2003 Baring Emerging Europe PLC purchased for cancellation 180,000 of
its ordinary shares at a price of 200.17p per share. Following this purchase
the total number of ordinary shares in issue is 44,359,906.


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