19th Dec 2005 07:30
Whitbread PLC19 December 2005 Whitbread PLC - Transaction in own shares Whitbread PLC announces that on 16 December 2005 it purchased 300,000 of itsordinary shares at an average price of 941.1540 pence per ordinary share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the abovepurchase, Whitbread PLC holds 575,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. Thetotal number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasuryshares) is 257,154,560. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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