CARLTON BUYS STAKE IN CENTRAL INDEPENDENT TV

  Carlton Communications Plc &lt;CCML.L> said
  in a statement it had purchased a 20 pct stake or some 5.1 mln
  shares in Central Independent Television from Ladbroke Group
  Plc &lt;LADB.L> at 578p per share.
      The consideration of 29.5 mln stg will be met with 18.2 mln
  stg in cash and the issue of one million ordinary Carlton
  shares, it said.
      Central showed pretax profits up by 57 pct to 18.8 mln stg
  for the year ended 30 September 1986.
  

