30th Aug 2006 07:00
Countrywide PLC29 August 2006 DJ Countrywide Plc Trans in Own Shs - Correction PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING FIGURES WERE INCORRECTLY PUBLISHED IN THEANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED BY COUNTRYWIDE AT 17:10 29 AUGUST 2006. THE NUMBER OFSHARES BOUGHT SHOULD READ 236,315 SHARES. THIS RESULTS IN 5,822,392 SHARESBEING HELD IN TREASURY AND 173,417,716 SHARES BEING IN ISSUE (EXCL. SHARES HELDAS TREASURY SHARES). PLEASE FIND BELOW THE FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDED RNS NOTICE 29 August 2006 Transaction in Own Shares Pursuant to Resolution 9, passed at the AGM held on 11 May 2006, the Company wasauthorised to buyback up to 17,743,173 ordinary shares. The Board of Directorsannounces that on 29 August 2006 the Company purchased, through ABN AMRO Bank NV, 236,315 ordinary shares of 5p each at the following price per share. Highest price paid per share: 412.5p Lowest price paid per share: 408.75p Volume weighted average price paid per share: 410.25p This was subsequent to the Company's announcement in its Interim Report of 15 August 2006, in which the Directors stated that the Company would buyback shares up to the value of GBP20 million. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Countrywide plc now holds in total 5,822,392 treasury shares. The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held as treasury shares) now stands at 173,417,796. Director/Company Secretary Countrywide plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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