Correction of announcement published at 17:09

Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC (RIII)
Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC: Correction of announcement published at 17:09

29-Aug-2019 / 17:28 GMT/BST
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The share buyback announcement released at 17:09 on 29 August 2019 quoted an incorrect date for the transaction which should have been 29 August 2019. This is corrected below. All other details of the announcement remain the same.

Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on 29 August 2019 it purchased for cancellation 7,584 Ordinary Shares of Â£0.25 each at a price of Â£18.80 per share.

Following the above transaction, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 7,668,883. There are no shares held in treasury. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.