TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

    TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES
             



On 30 September 2008, the Company purchased into treasury 374,000 GBP
shares at a range of prices from GBP 8.785 to 8.89  (the
"Transaction")

On 30 September 2008, the Company purchased into treasury 532,000 EUR
shares at a range of prices from EUR 8.86 to 8.8  (the "Transaction")

On 30 September 2008, the Company purchased into treasury 154,000 US$
shares at a range of prices from US$ 9.05 to 9.10   (the
"Transaction")

The Board of the Company has resolved with immediate effect to cancel
374,000 of its GBP issued shares, thereby reducing the number of
outstanding issued GBP shares of the Company to 23,470,328. (the
"Transaction")

The Board of the Company has resolved with immediate effect to cancel
532,000 of its EUR issued shares, thereby reducing the number of
outstanding issued EUR shares of the Company to 50,414,396. (the
"Transaction")

The Board of the Company has resolved with immediate effect to cancel
154,000 of its US$ issued shares, thereby reducing the number of
outstanding issued US$ shares of the Company to 38,066,955. (the
"Transaction")

Following the Transaction, there are now in issue (to the exclusion
of those held in treasury) 45,789,776 EUR Shares, 36,117,560 US$
Shares and 21,302,908 GBP Shares.  The total number of shares held in
treasury are 4,624,620 EUR Shares, 1,949,395 US$ Shares and 2,167,420
GBP Shares.

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an
offer to invest. The Company is registered with the Dutch Authority
for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may
offer participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of
the Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel
toezicht).  All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is
no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to
seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice
before making any investment decision. The value of investments may
fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future
results.

For further information please contact:

Anson Fund Managers Limited
Secretary
Tel: [phone]

30 September 2008

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