Purchase of own shares
22 August 2006
PHSC plc (“the Company”)
The Company has noted the recent decline in its share price as a result of a number of small sales and yesterday elected to use its discretionary authority to purchase 15,000 ordinary shares on the market at a price of 54.2 pence per ordinary share. This total of 15,000 shares will be held in treasury until further notice. PHSC plc has a total of 9,810,504 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding these 15,000 treasury shares).
For further information please contact:
PHSC plc
Stephen King 01622 717700
Stephen.king@phsc.co.uk
www.phsc.plc.co.uk
Ruegg & Co Limited
Gavin Burnell 020 7584 3663
gburnell@ruegg.co.uk
Hichens, Harrison & Co. plc
Daniel Briggs (Tel: 020 782 7776)
Daniel.briggs@hichens.com