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06/09/2014 02:05

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RNS Number : 1915J
Character Group PLC
09 June 2014 
 
9 June 2014 
 
The Character Group plc 
 
("Character Group" or the "Company") 
 
Transaction in Own Shares 
 
Character Group(AIM:CCT.L) announces that on 6 June 2014 the Company bought
back for cancellation 29,174 ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the
Company ("Ordinary Shares") in the market, at a price of 200 pence per
Ordinary Share.  The Ordinary Shares bought back for cancellation represent
approximately 0.14 per cent. of the current issued share capital of the
Company (excluding shares held in treasury). 
 
For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at the
date of this notice (taking into account the Ordinary Shares purchased for
cancellation by the Company announced above and excluding Ordinary Shares held
in treasury) is 21,274,056 ("Revised Issued Voting Share Capital"). 
 
The Company has a total unutilised capacity to buy back up to a further
5,435,678Ordinary Shares under the authority granted at the Annual General
Meeting in January 2014. 
 
Character Group holds 4,019,456 Ordinary Shares in treasury, representing
approximately 18.89 per cent. of the Revised Issued Voting Share Capital,
which do not carry voting rights. 
 
The figure of 21,274,056 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest, or change to their interest, in the Company under the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
 Enquiries:                                                                                                                                                       
 Richard King, Chairman Kiran Shah, Group Finance Director & Joint MDMark Dowding, Company Secretary  Fiona Tooley                  Russell CookCarl Holmes       
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 Ticker: AIM: CCT                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                    
 
 
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