Treasury Stock

27 Aug 2008 12:31

27 August 2008

Churchill China PLC (the "Company")

Treasury Stock

The Company announces that following an exercise of options on 26 August 2008, under the Company's Unapproved Share Option Scheme, at a price of 171 pence per ordinary share, the Company transferred 4,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") out of treasury.

As a result of this transaction, the issued share capital of the company consists of 10,902,476 Ordinary Shares with voting rights and 45,400 treasury shares.

For further information, please contact:

Churchill China plc Tel No: 01782 577566

Andrew Roper/David Taylor

Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking Tel No: 0845 270 8610

Andrew Emmott

ENDS