Company Announcements

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

 

Transaction in own shares

 

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 September 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:              6,700

Lowest price per share:                           202.00p

Highest price per share:                          202.00p

Trading venue:                                    J.P.Morgan Securities Limited

Aggregate volume per date per trading venue:      6,700

Weighted average price per day per trading venue: 202.00p

 

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 19,856,412 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; 33.67% of the Company’s total issued share capital (29,937,944 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 September 2024, should use the figure of 19,856,412 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

 

All enquiries:

Kevin Mayger
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel:   0207 743 1098
 

19 September 2024