RNS Number : 8529I
AMEC PLC
19 March 2010
AMEC plc
19 March 2010
Transaction in Own Shares
AMEC plc ("the Company") announces that on 18 March 2010, it purchased 250,000 of its ordinary shares of 50p each at 772.78 pence per share through Deutsche Bank AG. All of these shares will be held as Treasury shares and utilised, as normal practice, to satisfy the obligations of the Company's savings related Share Option Schemes. This purchase equates to approximately 0.08 per cent of AMEC's current issued share capital excluding Treasury shares prior to this purchase.
AMEC's total issued share capital is 337,965,871 shares. Following the purchase of these shares, AMEC plc holds 6,481,072 of its shares in Treasury and has 331,484,799 ordinary shares in issue excluding Treasury shares.
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Sue Scholes - Director of Communications
Nicola-Jane Brooks - Investor Relations
AMEC plc
AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services to the world's natural resources, nuclear, clean energy, water and environmental sectors. With annual revenues of over £2.5 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. The company employs over 21,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide. See amec.com
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