21st Dec 2007 15:02
21 December, 2007 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares
DMGT has today transferred 1,145,304 `A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares at a price of ‚£5.025 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 1,145,304 `A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares, the Company has acquired from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 1,145,304 'A' Ordinary Non Voting shares at a price of ‚£5.025. The shares purchased will be held in treasury.
As a result of the transactions identified above, the Company continues to hold 7,126,982 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares in treasury and has (excluding shares in treasury) 365,569,666 '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