6th Dec 2005 12:19
6 December, 2005 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT has today transferred 1,240,736 `A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares at a priceof ‚£7.50 per share out of treasury shares to match obligations to provideshares to minority shareholders of its Risk Management Solutions subsidiary whohad acquired them as a result of exercising their stock options under itsscheme.Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of 1,240,736 `A' Ordinary NonVoting shares, the Company has acquired from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited1,240,736 'A' Ordinary Non Voting shares at a price of ‚£7.50. The sharespurchased will be held in treasury.As a result of the transactions identified above, the Company continues to hold6,272,967 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares in treasury and has (excluding sharesin treasury) 375,406,447 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares in issue.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:
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