Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3106I

F&C Investment Trust PLC

07 August 2019

 

7 August 2019

F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEI: 213800W6B18ZHTNG7371

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

In accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6, F&C Investment Trust PLC (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through J.P. Morgan Securities plc.

Ordinary Shares:

Date of purchase:                                                   7 August 2019

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                  95,000

Lowest price per share:                                           688.00p

Highest price per share:                                          699.00p

Trading venue:                                                        London

Aggregate volume per trading venue:                    95,000

Weighted average price (per trading venue):         695.70p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 18,695,494 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 543,123,522 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 543,123,522.  The above figure (543,123,522) 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, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Hugh Potter

For and on behalf of BMO Investment Business Limited, Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

 

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