8th May 2006 17:35
GKN plc Purchase of own securities held in Treasury GKN plc announces that on 8 May 2006 it purchased 600,000 of its ordinaryshares at a price of 314.38p per share from Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)Limited. It is intended that these shares are held in Treasury.Following the purchase, GKN plc holds 30,620,000 of its ordinary shares inTreasury and has a total of 710,015,676 ordinary shares (excluding Treasuryshares) in issue. Grey Denham Company Secretary 8 May 2006 ENDGKN PLCRelated Shares:
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