Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4819Y

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

21 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 350,000 Ordinary shares at 215.50 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 147,566,081 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 796,926,099.

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

21 August 2018   

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter  

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000

 

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