TIDMMRC

RNS Number : 3959X

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

09 August 2018

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

The Company has today purchased into Treasury 280,000 Ordinary shares at 216.38 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 147,166,081 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 797,326,099.

The Company will only re-issue shares held in Treasury at a premium to net asset value.

9 August 2018

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000

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