Home Retail Buys Back 0.9M Shares

16th Jun 2010 17:12

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Home Retail Group PLC (HOME.LN) said Wednesday it purchased 850,000 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each. MAIN FACTS: -Highest price paid per share: 232.20 pence -Lowest price paid per share: 230.10 pence -The purchase, including stamp duty and other transaction costs, represented an average price of 231.42 pence per share and GBP1.97 million in total; this has been funded from Group cash resources. -The purchased shares will be cancelled. -Shares closed Wednesday at 231.70 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 16, 2010 12:12 ET (16:12 GMT)