15 Aug 2019 17:13
THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(the 'Company')
REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42
The Company has today purchased into Treasury 100,000 Ordinary shares at 188.10 pence per share.
Following the transaction the Company holds 152,842,287 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 791,649,893.
The Company will only re-issue shares held in Treasury at a premium to net asset value.
15 August 2019
For further information, please contact:
Jonathan Latter
JPMorgan Funds Limited
020 7742 4000