Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1099F

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

20 May 2013

 



Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

Purchase of Own Securities

On 17 May 2013, the Company purchased 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 849.72p. The shares purchased will be held in Treasury.

Following the transaction the Company holds 33,501,279 shares in Treasury. Shares will only be re-sold from Treasury at (or at a premium to) the Net Asset Value per Ordinary share.

The shares in issue less the total number of shares in Treasury is 250,844,897.

The above figure (250,844,897) 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, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Baillie Gifford & Co

Company Secretaries

20 May 2013

 

END

 

 

POSNKKDDKBKDQPB