Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5730B

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

18 August 2008

 



LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION

The Mercantile Investment Trust plc today purchased 25,797 ordinary shares for cancellation at 871.04 pence per share.

Following the transaction the remaining shares in issue total 102,537,968.  

18th August 2008

For further information, please contact:

Juliet Dearlove

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, 020 7742 6000

Shamus Henderson

Cazenove, 020 7155 8122

 

END

 

 

POSSFSFMASASEFA