Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1479J

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

27 March 2018

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 12.4.6 and DTR 5.5.1

The Company has today purchased into Treasury 50,000 Ordinary shares at 2,063.20 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 13,600,179 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 80,849,039.

The Company will only re-issue shares held in Treasury at a premium to net asset value.          

27 March 2018   

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter  

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000

 

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