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AVI Global TrustAnnouncement

22/12/2016 17:40

RNS Number : 6677S
British Empire Trust PLC
22 December 2016
BRITISH EMPIRE TRUST PLC (the "Company")
Buy-back of own securities
The Company announces that on 22 December 2016, it bought back 238,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company (SEDOL: 0133508 / ISIN: GB0001335081), representing approximately 0.184% of the issued Ordinary share capital, at a price of 627.12 pence per Ordinary share. The Ordinary shares bought back will be placed in treasury.
As a result of the above transaction the Ordinary shares in issue, shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company are now as follows:
Number of Ordinary Shares in issue
129,526,165
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury
6,406,000
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue
123,120,165
Capita Company Secretarial Services Limited
Secretary
22 December 2016

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