17th Dec 2009 14:53
17 December, 2009 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares
DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 1,943,783 `A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares at a price of 4.0735 per share to match obligations to provide shares to minority shareholders of its Trepp subsidiary who had acquired them as a result of exercising their stock options under its scheme.
Simultaneous with this transfer out of treasury, DMGT has acquired from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 1,943,783 'A' Ordinary Non Voting shares at a price of 4.0735. The shares purchased will be held in treasury.
Following these transfers, DMGT continues to hold 9,657,228 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares in treasury and has (excluding shares in treasury) 363,039,420 '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