Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9534Z

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

13 March 2013

 

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

Purchase of Own Securities

On 13 March 2013, the Company purchased 700,000 ordinary shares at a price of 860.69p. The shares purchased will be held in Treasury.

Following the transaction the Company holds 32,376,279 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 251,969,897.

The above figure (251,969,897) 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Baillie Gifford & Co

Company Secretaries

13 March 2013

 

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