Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCLSE: SMT

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust: Transaction in Own Shares

· Issued by Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC bought 700,000 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 1,516.94p on October 23, 2026, and will hold them in treasury (shares the company keeps rather than cancels).

Key details

  • After the purchase, 449,889,022 shares are held in treasury.
  • Shares in issue, not counting treasury shares, total 1,034,891,858; shareholders may use this figure to work out whether they must report their holding under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's disclosure rules.

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Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC
23 October 2026
 

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC (SMT)

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800G37DCS3Q9IJM38

Purchase of Own Securities

On 23 October 2026, the Company announces the purchase of 700,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 1,516.94p. The shares purchased will be held in Treasury.

Following the transaction there will be 449,889,022 shares held in Treasury.

The shares in issue less the total number of shares in Treasury are 1,034,891,858.

The above figure (1,034,891,858) 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.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

23 October 2026

Regulated Information Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares

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