Close Period Share Repurchase

Greggs PLC
09 January 2008

Close Period share repurchase programme

Greggs plc (the "Company") announces that it will undertake an irrevocable,
non-discretionary programme to purchase ordinary shares in the Company, for
cancellation, during its forthcoming close period. The programme commences
today, 10 January 2008, and runs up to and including 29 February 2008. The
programme will be executed by UBS Limited.


Any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in
accordance with both Greggs plc's general authority to repurchase shares and
Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules which requires that the maximum price paid be
limited to no more than 105 per cent of the average middle market closing price
of Greggs plc's shares for the 5 dealing days preceding the date of purchase.
Greggs plc confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive
information.



Further enquiries:

Richard Hutton, Greggs plc: 0191 2817721




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