Transaction in Own Shares

7 Jan 2010 16:13

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY")

Market Purchase of the Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 13 May 2009 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 40,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital (''Shares") of the Company was made on 7 January, 2010 at a price of 390p per share.

These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 380,274 shares in treasury.

Enquiries;

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive Tel: 020 7012 2400

Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer James Cobb, Group Finance Director