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title: "REG - Mercantile Inv Tst - Transaction in Own Shares"
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description: "The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC has repurchased 500,000 ordinary shares at 265.49 pence per share, bringing the total shares held in Treasury to 264,865,897. The total shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, is 679,626,283. The company will only re-issue Treasury shares at a premium to net asset value."
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# REG - Mercantile Inv Tst - Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2328T Mercantile Investment Trust(The) PLC 16 February 2026

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

The Company has today repurchased into Treasury 500,000 Ordinary shares at 265.49 pence per share.

Following the transaction, the Company holds 264,865,897 Ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 679,626,283.

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

16th February 2026

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin / Sachu Saji

JPMorgan Funds Limited

0800 20 40 20 (or +44 1268 44 44 70)

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