LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN) said Wednesday it bought back for cancellation 198,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 142.67 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -At 0719 GMT shares down 0.5 pence, or 0.3%, at 149.5 pence. -By Elliott Ball, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9314; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 09, 2010 03:21 ET (07:21 GMT)