28th Feb 2008 12:21
28 February, 2008 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares
DMGT has today transferred 1,689,368 `A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares at a price of ‚£5.045 per share out of treasury shares to match obligations to provide shares to minority shareholders of its Risk Management Solutions subsidiary who had acquired them as a result of exercising their stock options under its scheme.
Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of these shares, the Company has acquired from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 1,689,368 'A' Ordinary Non Voting shares at a price of ‚£5.045. The shares purchased will be held in treasury.
As a result of the transactions identified above, the Company continues to hold 19,036,982 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares in treasury and has (excluding shares in treasury) 353,659,666 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares in issue.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
N D Jennings, DMGT Company Secretary: 020 7938 6625
Daily Mail and General Trust plc Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT Tel 020 7938 6000 Fax 020 7938 4626 www.dmgt.co.uk Registered in England and Wales No. 184594
DAILY MAIL & GENERAL TRUST PLCRelated Shares:
DMGT.L