RNS Number:5968O
Egg PLC
12 August 2003


PURCHASE OF SHARES BY THE EMPLOYEE TRUST

Egg plc announces that the Trustee of the Company's Employee Trust (Mourant & Co
Trustees Limited) of which the Company's Executive Directors are potential
beneficiaries, purchased on 1 August 2003 1,009,136 ordinary 50p shares of the
Company at an average price of #1.472049 each and on 8 August 2003 418,624
ordinary 50p shares of the Company at an average price of #1.468565 each.   The
shares are registered in the name of Greenwood Nominees Limited.


Sue Windridge
Group Secretarial
020 7526 2708


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