14th Mar 2006 16:17
14 March 2006Transaction in Own SharesPursuant to Resolution 13, passed at the AGM held on 27 April 2005, the Companywas authorised to buyback up to 17,028,751 ordinary shares. The Board ofDirectors announces that on 14 March 2006 the Company purchased, throughPanmure Gordon & Co., 512,000 ordinary shares of 5p each at 487.9756p pershare. This was subsequent to the Company's announcement in its Final Report of14 March 2006, in which the Directors stated that the Company would buybackshares up to the value of ‚£5 million.The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the abovepurchase, Countrywide plc now holds in total 2,198,652 treasury shares.The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held as treasuryshares) now stands at 176,926,405.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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