8th Jan 2008 07:00
AMEC PLC08 January 2008 8 January 2008 AMEC plc Share purchases to satisfy share plan awards AMEC plc announces that on 7 January 2008, it purchased 750,000 of its ordinaryshares of 50p each at 806.926 pence per share through Dresdner Kleinwort. Allof these shares will be held as Treasury shares and are being purchased specifically to satisfy 2007 awards under the UK and International SAYE schemespreviously approved by shareholders. The SAYE schemes have the flexibility touse treasury shares "in stock" or bought in for the purpose to satisfy options. This purchase equates to approximately 0.23 per cent of AMEC's current issuedshare capital excluding Treasury shares prior to this purchase. AMEC's total issued share capital is 337,478,051 shares. Following the purchaseof these shares, AMEC plc holds 5,568,800 of its shares in Treasury and has331,909,251 ordinary shares in issue excluding Treasury shares. Enquiries to:AMEC plc: Stuart Siddall, Finance Director +44 (0) 20 7539 1683Peter Holland, Company Secretary +44 (0) 1565 683231 AMEC plc is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering andproject management services to the world's energy, power and processindustries. With annual revenues of over £2.2 billion, AMEC designs, deliversand maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. AMEC's Natural Resources, Power and Process and Earth and Environmentalbusinesses employ approximately 19,000 people in more than 25 countriesglobally. AMEC's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange where the company islisted in the Oil Equipment and Services sector (LSE: AMEC.L). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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