Transaction in Own Shares

Sagentia Group plc

("Sagentia")

Transaction in own shares

Sagentia Group plc (AIM:SAG) announces that on 3 September 2012, it purchased 75,000 of its 1p ordinary shares at an average price of 84.3333p per share. The highest price paid per share was 85.0p and the lowest price paid per share was 84.0p. Sagentia purchased these shares through Numis Securities Limited.The number of shares purchased represented 0.19% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to such purchase. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.

Sagentia has purchased to date 7.29% of its own shares.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) following this announcement is 38,831,480. Sagentia holds 3,053,000 shares in treasury.

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