TO: RNS
FROM: BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC
DATE: 10 January 2020
SUBJECT: Issue of Equity
LEI: 213800ZA6TW45NM9YY31
The Board of BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 10 January 2020 the Company sold 75,000 Growth shares of £0.094976101 each from treasury at a price of 226.25p per Growth share and allotted 100,000 Income shares of £0.094976101 each, from the Company's general business purposes blocklisting facility at a price of 143.0p per Income share. These Income shares will rank pari passu with the existing Income shares in issue and dealings are expected to commence on 14 January 2020.
Following this issue, the Company has the ability to issue 2,466,010 Income shares and 1,086,050 Growth shares under its blocklisting facilities.
Following this transaction the Company's issued share capital consists of 45,010,537 Income shares and 35,593,210 Growth shares, of which nil Income shares and 55,000 Growth shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC is 45,010,537 Income shares and 35,538,210 Growth shares.
The above figures (45,010,537 Income shares and 35,538,210 Growth shares) 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, BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Peter Hewitt, BMO Investment Business Limited 0131 718 1244
Ian Ridge, BMO Investment Business Limited 0131 718 1010