Mercantile Investment Trust PLC Regulatory News (MRC)

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

Closed Period Notification

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

Information disclosed in accordance with MAR Article 19, paragraph 11

The Company announces that it is satisfied that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the period leading up to the announcement of its results for the year ended 31st January 2026 has previously been, and will continue to be, notified to the London Stock Exchange ('LSE') via a regulatory information service. Accordingly, the Company is not prohibited from dealing in its own securities.

The mandatory closed period under MAR will commence on 24th February 2026 and will last until the annual financial results in respect of the year ended 31st January 2026 are published, which is expected to be in early April 2026.

If in the period leading up to the announcement of the annual financial results the Directors of the Company come into the possession of any inside information, this will be notified to the London Stock Exchange without delay and before any such transactions are undertaken.

JPMorgan Funds Limited,

Company Secretary

2nd February 2026

For further information, please contact:

Sachu Saji

JPMorgan Funds Limited

0800 20 40 20 (or +44 1268 44 44 70)