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12 October 2026
LEI: 894500IJ5QQD7FPT3J73
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc
(the “Company”)
Buy-back of own securities
The Company announces that, in accordance with the authority granted at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 5 May 2026, today the Company purchased 145,000 Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company (SEDOL: BD6H5D3 / ISIN: GB00BD6H5D36), representing approximately 0.0660% of the issued Ordinary share capital, at a price of 178.890 pence per Ordinary share. The Ordinary shares bought back will be placed in treasury.
As a result of the above transaction, the Ordinary shares in issue, shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company are now as follows:
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Number of Ordinary Shares in issue |
247,873,823 |
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Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury |
28,408,071 |
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Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue |
219,465,752 |
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MUFG Corporate Governance Limited
Secretary
On 12 October 2026, AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc purchased 145,000 Ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.0660% of its issued share capital, at 178.890 pence per share, under authority granted at its 5 May 2026 Annual General Meeting. These shares will be placed in treasury. Following the transaction, the Company has 247,873,823 Ordinary shares in issue, 28,408,071 shares held in treasury, and Total Voting Rights of 219,465,752.
| Date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Time | 17:26:00 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 6349Y |