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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULT OF POLL AT 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300BGX3CJIHLP2H42

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.18

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were voted on by poll and passed. In addition, the following items of special business were voted on by poll and passed which:

i)          allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,975,201 representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

ii)         allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,361,230;

iii)        allow the Company to make market purchases of up 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital; and

iv)        approved the Company's dividend policy to continue to pay four quarterly interim dividends.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website, www.mercantileit.co.uk 

A summary of proxy votes received and the poll results will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.mercantileit.co.uk

24th May 2023

For further information, please contact:

Alison Vincent

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary

020 7742 4000