5 Jun 2018 17:16
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(the 'Company')
REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42
Information disclosed in accordance with LR 12.4.6 and DTR 5.5.1
The Company has today purchased into Treasury 125,000 Ordinary shares at 222.62 pence per share.
Following the transaction the Company holds 140,523,590 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 803,968,590.
The Company will only re-issue shares held in Treasury at a premium to net asset value.
5 June 2018
For further information, please contact:
Jonathan Latter
JPMorgan Funds Limited
020 7742 4000