Transaction in Own Shares

26 Mar 2009 17:03



26 March, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

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 14 May 2008 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 6,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital ("Shares") of the Company was made on 26 March, 2009 at a price of 232p per share.

These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 317,774 shares in treasury.

Enquiries;

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

Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer

James Cobb, Group Finance Director