Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2022Y

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

01 December 2017

 

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 137,500 Ordinary shares at 2,122.95 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 12,244,179 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 82,205,039.

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

1 December 2017  

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter  

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000

 

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