Treasury Stock

Inchcape PLC
24 May 2006


24 May 2006
                                  INCHCAPE PLC

                          Share re-purchase programme


Inchcape plc ('the Company') announces that on 23 May 2006, it purchased 289,024
ordinary shares of 25p each.  The maximum price paid was 425p and the minimum
price paid was 423p

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Since the Company started buying back shares on 15 April 2005, it has acquired
15,046,374 ordinary shares.  Following the purchase of these shares the Company
holds 15,046,374 of its shares in treasury and has 465,459,468  shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


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