Dividend Declaration

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

27 March 2024

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

FOURTH QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

Information disclosed in accordance with DTR 6.1.13

The Directors have declared that a fourth quarterly interim dividend of 3.30 pence per share will be paid on 16th May 2024 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 12th April 2024.  The ex-dividend date will be 11th April 2024. This brings the total dividend for the financial year ended 31st January 2024 to 7.65 pence, a 7% increase on last year's total dividend of 7.15 pence per share.

The Company operates a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) which is managed by the registrar, Equiniti, and the deadline for elections under the DRIP (to start the plan from this dividend) is 26th April 2024. Shareholders holding their shares through specialist platforms may also be able to participate in a DRIP and should contact their providers for details.

27th March 2024

JPMorgan Funds Limited

Company Secretary

For further information, please contact:

Alison Vincent

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Secretary

0800 20 40 20 (or [phone])

 

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