Capita Buys Back 400,000 Own Shares

30th Jul 2010 08:40

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Capita Group PLC (CPI.LN), said Friday it purchased 400,000 ordinary shares in the company on July 29, at a price of 730.91 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -The purchased shares will be held as Treasury shares. -Following the above purchase the Company holds 13,145,830 shares in treasury and has 614,331,865 shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares). -Shares at 0740 GMT down 3.0 pence, or 0.41%, at GBP724.50 pence, valuing the company at GBP4.45 billion. -By Razak Musah Baba, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9275; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 30, 2010 03:40 ET (07:40 GMT)