Transaction in Own Shares

5 Oct 2006 10:25

Westmount Energy Limited05 October 2006 4 October 2006 PRESS RELEASE WESTMOUNT ENERGY LIMITED Westmount Energy ("the Company") announces that the Company yesterday purchasedfor cancellation 33,430 of its ordinary shares of 20p each at a price of 108pper share. Westmount Energy Limited now has a total of 7,425,000 ordinary shares of 20peach in issue. Note for Editors: Westmount Energy Limited ('Westmount') is a Jersey based AIM quoted Energy Investment Company. Its present investments include, 30,000,000 shares of AIM quoted Sterling Energy plc, 5,500,000 shares of AIM quoted Desire Petroleum plc,a £500,000 convertible loan to AIM quoted CDS Oil & Gas Group plc and 244,000 shares of presently unquoted Eclipse Energy Company Limited. Westmount has no borrowings. Contacts: Paul R. Anderson,Westmount Energy Limited Tel: 01534 814209 Gavin J. Burnell,Ruegg & Co. Limited Tel: 020 7584 3663 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange