SVE.L Regulatory News (SVE)

13 Aug 2007 09:10

Starvest PLC13 August 2007 13 August 2007 Purchase of own shares Starvest plc (the "Company") announces that on 10 August 2007, the Companypurchased through its broker, Simple Investments, 100,000 Ordinary shares of 1peach in the issued share capital of the Company at a price of 32 pence perOrdinary share. These Ordinary shares are to be held as treasury stock. Following the above purchase, the Company holds 1,300,000 Ordinary shares intreasury and the total issued share capital of the Company less treasury sharesis 35,917,259 Ordinary shares. This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by Shareholders at theCompany's annual general meeting held on 12 December 2006. To date, 1,300,000Ordinary shares have been purchased under this authority. Enquiries to: Bruce Rowan, Chairman 020 7486 3997 or John Watkins, Finance Director 01483 771992; john@starvest.co.uk Gerry Beaney, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance 020 7383 5100 13 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange