Transaction in Own Shares

31 Jul 2006 17:47

Wolverhampton& Dudley Breweries PLC31 July 2006 The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC Purchase of own shares The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC (the "Company") announces that it haspurchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 29.5p each on theLondon Stock Exchange via UBS Investment Bank. Date of purchase: 31/07/06Number of ordinary shares purchased: 50,000Highest price paid per share: 1300pLowest price paid per share: 1293pVolume weighted average price per share: 1298.8227p The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC intend to hold these shares astreasury shares. Following the above purchase, The Wolverhampton & DudleyBreweries, PLC holds 525,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has77,113,743 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange