28th Dec 2007 07:00
AMEC PLC28 December 2007 28 December 2007 AMEC plc Share purchases to satisfy share plan awards AMEC plc announces that on 27 December 2007, it purchased 250,000 of itsordinary shares of 50p each at 830.876 pence per share through DresdnerKleinwort. All of these shares will be held as Treasury shares and are beingpurchased specifically to satisfy 2007 awards under the UK and InternationalSAYE schemes previously approved by shareholders. The SAYE schemes have theflexibility to use treasury shares "in stock" or bought in for the purpose tosatisfy options. This purchase equates to approximately 0.07 per cent of AMEC's current issuedshare capital excluding Treasury shares prior to this purchase. AMEC's total issued share capital is 337,478,051 shares. Following the purchaseof these shares, AMEC plc holds 3,768,800 of its shares in Treasury and has333,709,251 ordinary shares in issue excluding Treasury shares. Enquiries to:AMEC plc: Stuart Siddall, Finance Director +44 (0) 7715 762194Peter Holland, Company Secretary +44 (0) 7714 709220 AMEC plc is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering andproject management services to the world's energy, power and processindustries. With annual revenues of over £2.2 billion, AMEC designs, deliversand maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. AMEC's Natural Resources, Power and Process and Earth and Environmentalbusinesses employ approximately 18,000 people in more than 25 countriesglobally. AMEC's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange where the company islisted in the Oil Equipment and Services sector (LSE: AMEC.L). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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