7th Jul 2005 08:42
7 July, 2005 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Purchase of own equity shares DMGT has today purchased treasury shares to hedge obligations to provide sharesunder various incentive plans and under the DMGT 1997 Executive Share OptionScheme. The details are as follows:Date of purchase : 6th July, 2005 Number of equity shares purchased : 500,000 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares Purchase price paid for each share : ‚£6.714184 Number of equity shares purchased for cancellation : 0 Number of equity shares purchased to be held as treasury shares : 500,000 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares Total number of treasury 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares held as treasury shares following purchase and non-cancellation of such equity shares : 5,780,751 Number of 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares the company has in issue less the total number of treasury shares held by the company following the purchase and non-cancellation of such equity shares : 375,798,663 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. 184594ENDDAILY MAIL & GENERAL TRUST PLCRelated Shares:
DMGT.L