8th Mar 2005 17:10
8 March, 2005 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Purchase of own equity shares DMGT has today purchased treasury shares to match options granted under theDMGT 1997 Executive Share Option Scheme. The details are as follows:Date of purchase : 8th March, 2005 Number of equity shares purchased : 100,000 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares Purchase price paid for each share : ‚£7.4035 Number of equity shares purchased for cancellation : 0 Number of equity shares purchased to be held as treasury shares : 100,000'A' Ordinary Non-Voting Shares Total number of treasury 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares held as treasury shares following purchase and non-cancellation of such equity shares : 5,088,736 Number of 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares the company has in issue less the total number of treasury shares held by the company following the purchase and non-cancellation of such equity shares : 376,398,754 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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