THE EASTERN EUROPEAN TRUST PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

        






THE EASTERN EUROPEAN TRUST PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

                    PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES FOR CANCELLATION                    


16 November 2012

The Company announces the buyback of 50,000 ordinary shares for cancellation at a price of 239.5p per share. The issued share capital of the Company following this buyback will be:

42,508,291 Ordinary Shares of 10 cents each (excluding 6,000,000 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury), carrying one vote each,

8,537,982 new 2012 Subscription Shares of 1 cent each (ticker: ESTS) with no voting rights (although these shares are considered 'qualifying financial instruments' in accordance with the revised DTF 5) and

10,023,846 2011 Subscription Shares of 1 cent each (ticker: ESTZ) with no voting rights and in respect of which the right to subscribe for Ordinary Shares has lapsed and the listing of which has been suspended until further notice.

The above figure of ordinary shares less treasury shares in issue of 42,508,291 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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