RIT Capital Partners Regulatory News (RCP)

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

RIT Capital Partners plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of £1 each on the London Stock Exchange through Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by the Company to Numis on 29 June 2023, as announced on 30 June 2023. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:

24 July 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 

33,000

Price paid per share

£19.35

Following the share buyback the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 156,848,065 ordinary shares, 6,706,792 of which shares (being 4.28% of the Company's total issued share capital) are held in treasury. Each share carries one vote. Accordingly, the number of shares with voting rights in issue is 150,141,273. This figure 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, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 

About RIT Capital Partners plc

RIT Capital Partners plc is an investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Company's investment manager is J. Rothschild Capital Management Limited (JRCM), led by its Executive Committee: CEO Francesco Goedhuis, CIO Ron Tabbouche, CFOO Andrew Jones and CSO Aron Balas. JRCM is authorised and regulated by the FCA.

Website: www.ritcap.com