Ponzano, 21 July 2008 - h. 05:55 p.m. CET. Benetton Group communicates that, in the period from 14 to 18 July 2008, the Company purchased a total number of 542,179 Benetton ordinary shares at the average price of Euro 6.811, for a total value of Euro 3,693,016,72.
Details of the transactions on a daily basis:
| Date | Number of ordinary shares |
Average price per share | Countervalue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008.07.14 | 110,000 | 6.648 | 731,301.80 |
| 2008.07.15 | 115,000 | 6.404 | 736,407.50 |
| 2008.07.16 | 62,500 | 6.493 | 405,794.25 |
| 2008.07.17 | 125,000 | 7.070 | 883,726.00 |
| 2008.07.18 | 129,679 | 7.216 | 935,787.17 |
| TOTAL | 542,179 | 6.811 | 3,693,016.72 |
Following the purchases announced today, Benetton Group holds a total amount of 2,690,094 treasury shares, equal to 1.473% of the share capital.
For further information:
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