Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4762Z

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

31 August 2018

 

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

The Company has today purchased into Treasury 250,000 Ordinary shares at 217.00 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 148,891,081 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 795,601,099.

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

31 August 2018   

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter  

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000

 

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