Fund Manager Share Purchase

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC (the "Company")

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300MQXY2QXEIL3756

Fund Manager Share Purchase

Artemis Alpha Trust plc announces that Kartik Kumar acquired a further 9,005 ordinary shares in the Company on Friday, 11 May 2018 at a price of 337.00 per share. Mr Kumar now holds 20,000 ordinary shares in the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Artemis Fund Managers Limited

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0131 225 7300

14 May 2018