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Exhibit 99.1
December 10, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 90,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 185.22 pence 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 |
11 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 10 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 21,095 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 183.9269p 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 |
12 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 11 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 25,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 189.52p 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 |
13 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 12 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 25,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 187.4432p 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 |
16 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 13 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 25,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 173.84p 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 |
December 17, 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that it purchased for cancellation 20,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 166.5 pence 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 |
18 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 17 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 70,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 179.2229p 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 |
19 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 18 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 57,400 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 174p 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 |
20 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 19 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 176,000 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 170p 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 |
23 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 20 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 58,300 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 171p 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 |
27 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 24 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 59,300 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 168.58p 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 |
30 December 2002
Autonomy Corporation plc
Purchase of own shares
Autonomy Corporation plc today announces that on 27 December 2002 it purchased for cancellation 115,520 Ordinary Shares of1/3p each at an average price of 172.80p 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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