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Exhibit 99.3
7 October 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 4 October 2002 it purchased for cancellation 160,000 Ordinary Shares of 1/3p each at an average price of 93p per share.
For further information, please contact:
Autonomy Corporation plc
Ian Black
+44 (0) 1223 448000
ianb@autonomy.com | | Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges/Alastair Hetherington
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
alastair.hetherington@fd.com |
October 25, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 800,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.33p each at an average price of 133.19p per share.
For further information, please contact:
Autonomy Corporation plc
Ian Black
+44 (0) 1223 448000
ianb@autonomy.com | | Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges/Alastair Hetherington
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
alastair.hetherington@fd.com |
October 28, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 20,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.33p each at an average price of 132.00 per share.
For further information, please contact:
Autonomy Corporation plc
Ian Black
+44 (0) 1223 448000
ianb@autonomy.com | | Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges/Alastair Hetherington
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
alastair.hetherington@fd.com |
October 30, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 20,000 Ordinary Shares of 1/3p each at an average price of 140.59p per share.
For further information, please contact:
Autonomy Corporation plc
Ian Black
+44 (0) 1223 448000
ianb@autonomy.com | | Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges/Alastair Hetherington
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
alastair.hetherington@fd.com |
October 31, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 90,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.33p each at an average price of 139.75p per share.
For further information, please contact:
Autonomy Corporation plc
Ian Black
+44 (0) 1223 448000
ianb@autonomy.com | | Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges/Alastair Hetherington
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
alastair.hetherington@fd.com |
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