Business
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares.
About this update from Portmeirion Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n Portmeirion Group PLC\n20 June 2006\n\n\n Portmeirion Group Plc (the 'Company')\n\n Transaction in own shares\n\nThe Company announces that, pursuant to its general authority granted by\nshareholders of the Company on 23 May 2006 to make market purchases of its\nordinary shares of 5p each ('Ordinary Shares'), the Company today made on market\npurchases of 20,000 Ordinary Shares at 220p per share (all of which are to be\nheld as treasury shares).\n\nThe Company now holds 677,218 Ordinary Shares in treasury and the total number\nof Ordinary Shares in issue less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in\ntreasury following the purchase and non-cancellation of such Ordinary Shares is\n9,785,812 Ordinary Shares. This notification is pursuant to the amendment of the\nCompanies Act 1985 to allow companies to buy-back and hold certain types of\ntheir own shares 'in treasury'.\n\n20 June 2006\n\nEnquiries:\n\nArthur Ralley - Chairman 01782 744721\nBrett Phillips - Finance Director 01782 744721\n\n\n\n\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":1293,"tagName":"div"}]