Portmeirion Regulatory News (PMP)

5 Sep 2005 18:05

Portmeirion Group PLC05 September 2005 This announcement replaces the Acquisition announcement released on the RNSsystem on the RNS no 8606Q on Monday 05 September 2005 at 16.54. An amendmenthas been made to the headline which is now Transaction in Own Shares. The fullannouncement text appears below. Portmeirion Group Plc (the 'Company') Acquisition of own shares The Company announces that, pursuant to its general authority granted byshareholders of the Company on 16 May 2005 to make market purchases of itsordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares"), the Company today made on marketpurchases of 25,000 Ordinary Shares at 186p per share (all of which are to beheld as treasury shares). The Company now holds 420,418 Ordinary Shares in treasury and the total numberof Ordinary Shares in issue less the total number of Ordinary Shares held intreasury following the purchase and non-cancellation of such Ordinary Shares is10,000,812 Ordinary Shares. This notification is pursuant to the amendment ofthe Companies Act 1985 to allow companies to buy-back and hold certain types oftheir own shares 'in treasury'. 5 September 2005 Enquiries: Arthur Ralley - Chairman 01782 744721Brett Phillips - Finance Director 01782 744721 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange