Tender Offer

Merrill Lynch Greater Europe IT PLC 01 December 2005 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan 01 December 2005 Merrill Lynch Greater Europe Investment Trust plc Results of the Tender Offer Background The Company offered to repurchase up to 20 per cent of its issued ordinary shares (140,414,347). The Tender Offer was under subscribed and 7,709,251 shares (5.49% of the issued shares) were tendered. The tender will be satisfied in full. 689,251 shares purchased under the Tender Offer are to be cancelled and the remaining 7,020,000 will be held in treasury. The resultant total number of ordinary shares held in treasury by the Company is 7,020,000. Following the Tender Offer the number of ordinary shares that the Company has in issue, less the total number of shares held by the Company in treasury, is 132,705,096. Tender Price The Tender Price calculated as at close of business on 30 November 2005 (the ' Calculation Date') was 133.44 pence per share. Payments to Shareholders by cheque, in the case of certificated holders, will be made in pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as practicable after 6 December 2005. Payments through CREST, in the case of uncertificated holders, will be made in pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as practicable after 6 December 2005. Balancing share certificates will be despatched and CREST accounts will be settled on or as soon as practicable after 6 December 2005. Definitions Terms defined in the Circular have the same meaning when used herein unless the context otherwise requires. Enquiries Merrill Lynch Investment Managers 020 7743 3000 Jonathan Ruck Keene Caroline Driscoll UBS Investment Bank 020 7568 2939 Will Rogers UBS Limited is acting for the Company in connection with the Tender Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections offered to clients of UBS Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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