Transaction in Own Shares

25 Mar 2009 17:20



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 lp each in the capital ("Shares") of the Company was made on 25 March, 2009 at a price of 232p per share.

These shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above, the Company holds 311,774 shares in treasury.

Enquiries:

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

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