MNL Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc

 
TIDMMNL 
 
MANCHESTER AND LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 
 
(the "Company" or "MLIT") 
 
08 January 2020 
 
 
Subscription and Total Voting Rights 
 
MLIT announces that M&M Investment Company Plc ("MMIC"), a company controlled 
by Mark Sheppard, the owner of M&L Capital Management Limited, the Company&# 
65533;?s Manager, and a controlling shareholder in the Company, has 
today subscribed for 157,250 new ordinary shares of 25 pence each 
("Subscription Shares") at 580.5 pence per share, being the price equal to the 
latest reported Net Asset Value ("NAV") ("Subscription").  The consideration 
paid for the Subscription equals GBP912,836. 
 
Brett Miller, Director of the Company, said: "We are pleased to have the 
support of our major shareholder in providing funding at the latest reported 
NAV, which is higher than the current market price. The larger the fund gets 
the more liquid the trading in its shares become.  Liquidity is good." 
 
This transaction is undertaken pursuant to the approval of the resolutions 
presented to shareholders at the General Meeting of the Company held on 15 
January 2019. 
 
Following the Subscription, Mark Sheppard, via MMIC, will be interested in a 
total of 19,028,717 ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in 
MLIT, representing 58.35% of the Company's issued share capital, as enlarged by 
the Subscription. The Subscription Shares will rank pari passu with the 
existing Ordinary Shares in issue. 
 
Applications are being made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock 
Exchange for the Subscription Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to 
trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities (the 
"Admission"). The Admission is expected to take effect and dealings in the 
Subscription Shares will commence at 8:00 am (London Time) on 14th January 2020 
. 
 
Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting 
rights in the Company will be 32,610,738. This figure may be used by 
shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may 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. 
 
The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside 
information, for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/ 
2014, prior to its release. 
 
 
For enquiries: 
 
Manchester and London Investment Trust PLC  0207 584 5733 
 
M&L Capital Management Limited                    0207 584 5733 
 
LEI: 213800HMBZXULR2EEO10 
 
 
 
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