RAB Capital plc - Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number:2439R
RAB Capital plc
31 March 2008

RAB Capital plc
(the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that, pursuant to the general authority granted by
shareholders of the Company on 18 October 2007 to make market purchases of its
own shares, the Company made market purchases of 62,080, ordinary shares of
£0.001 each of the Company ("Shares") at an average price of 52.5 pence per
share on 31 March 2008, on a T+3 settlement basis. The Company intends to cancel
these Shares.

Upon cancellation, the interests of the following Directors in the Company as a
percentage of the new total issued capital will be as follows:

Number of Percentage Percentage
Shares holding before holding after
buy back buy back
Michael Alen-Buckley 116,059,000 22.938% 22.941%
Lord Lamont 40,000 0.008% 0.008%
Christopher de Mattos 16,420,000 3.245% 3.246%
Sir David Michels 164,000 0.032% 0.032%
George Philips 15,876 0.003% 0.003%
Philip Richards 116,000,000 22.926% 22.929%
Derek Riches 600,000 0.119% 0.119%
Robert Shrager 20,000 0.004% 0.004%

Following the share purchases and cancellation, the Company will have
505,916,274 Shares in issue. There are no treasury shares in issue.

31 March 2008

Enquiries:

RAB Capital plc
Christine Lee, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 7134

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Jonathan Marren
Oliver Stratton Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

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