BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC Transaction in Own Shares (8040D)

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RNS Number : 8040D

BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC

21 February 2020

21 February 2020

BMO GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

LEI: 2138008RRULYQP8VP386

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

In accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6, BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited.

Ordinary Shares:

   Date of purchase:                                                   21 February 2020 
   Number of ordinary shares purchased:                  300,000 
   Lowest price per share:                                           144.3p 
   Highest price per share:                                          144.0p 
   Trading venue:                                                        London 
   Aggregate volume per trading venue:                    300,000 
   Weighted average price per trading venue:            144.15p 

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 14,305,535 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 606,228,235 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 606,228,235. The above figure (606,228,235) 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Jan Baker

For and on behalf of BMO Investment Business Limited, Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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