18th Dec 2007 17:30
Henderson Group plc18 December 2007 Transaction in own shares 18 December 2007 Henderson Group plc (the Company) announces that, in accordance with theauthority granted by shareholders at the Company's Extraordinary General Meetingon 9 October 2007, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary sharesof 12.5 pence each on the London Stock Exchange: Date of purchase: 18 December 2007Number of ordinary shares purchased: 495,000Volume weighted average price paid per share: 126.2377p The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury. The Company purchased these shares so that it can, at the relevant time,allocate shares to employees under the Company's employee share plans. Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 5,000,000 ordinaryshares in Treasury and has a total of 724,504,573 ordinary shares, includingshares held in Treasury, in issue. The number of shares in issue (excluding shares held in Treasury) whichconstitute the total voting rights in Henderson Group plc is 719,504,573. Thisfigure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations bywhich they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or achange to their interest in, Henderson Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules. For further information: Wendy KingHenderson Group plcDeputy Company Secretary +44 (0)20 7818 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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