Transaction in Own Shares - CORRECTION

BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc (‘the Company’)
LEI – 5493003YBY59H9EJLJ16

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Please note that the announcement released to the market on 19 July 2024 at 17:21 contained incorrect figure for the weighted average price. All other information remains unchanged.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6, the Company announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through J.P.Morgan Securities Limited.

 

Ordinary Shares:

 

Date of purchase:	19 July 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	6,857
Lowest price per share:	186.00p
Highest price per share:	186.00p
Trading venue:	J.P.Morgan Securities Limited
Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:	6,857
Weighted average price per day per trading venue:	186.00p

 

The Company intends for the purchased shares to be cancelled.

 

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 10,081,532 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 19,984,932 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

In conformity with the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (the “Rules”) provision 5.5.1 the Company announces that shares held in treasury do not carry any voting rights; 33.53% of the Company’s total issued share capital (30,066,464 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) is currently held in treasury.

For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and, with effect from 23 July 2024, should use the figure of 19,984,932 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

 

All enquiries:

Graham Venables
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel:   0203   649   3432
 

22 July 2024