{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"117055","rtpr_id":"nPRrC6964a","ticker":"BRGE","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRGE"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-12T16:23:09.110Z","article_body":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc (‘the Company’)             \n      \n                     LEI – 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55                    \n          \n                                 Transaction in own shares: purchase of own\nshares to be held in treasury                               \n          \n          The Company announces that it has today purchased 22,780 of its\nOrdinary Shares at an average price of 618.21 pence per share to be held in\ntreasury.          \n          \n          Following settlement of this purchase on 14 August 2026 the issued\nshare capital of the Company will be 89,982,683 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n27,946,255 shares which are held in treasury.                     Shares held\nin treasury do not carry any voting rights; 23.7% of the Company’s total\nissued share capital (117,928,938 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares)\nwill be held in treasury following settlement.          \n          \n          For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and\nTransparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and\nshould use the figure of 89,982,683 following settlement when determining if\nthey are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest\nin the Company.          \n          \n          All enquiries:\n\nLucy Dina\n\nCompany Secretary          \n          BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited          \n          Tel: 0207 743 5324\n\n \n\n12 August 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release  (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22396/4382664/4216896.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrC6964a","title":"REG-BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRGE","created":"2026-08-12T16:23:09.110Z","tickers":["BRGE"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc (‘the Company’)             \n      \n                     LEI – 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55                    \n          \n                                 Transaction in own shares: purchase of own\nshares to be held in treasury                               \n          \n          The Company announces that it has today purchased 22,780 of its\nOrdinary Shares at an average price of 618.21 pence per share to be held in\ntreasury.          \n          \n          Following settlement of this purchase on 14 August 2026 the issued\nshare capital of the Company will be 89,982,683 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n27,946,255 shares which are held in treasury.                     Shares held\nin treasury do not carry any voting rights; 23.7% of the Company’s total\nissued share capital (117,928,938 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares)\nwill be held in treasury following settlement.          \n          \n          For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and\nTransparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and\nshould use the figure of 89,982,683 following settlement when determining if\nthey are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest\nin the Company.          \n          \n          All enquiries:\n\nLucy Dina\n\nCompany Secretary          \n          BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited          \n          Tel: 0207 743 5324\n\n \n\n12 August 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release  (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22396/4382664/4216896.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-12T16:23:09.156250687Z","server_sent_at_ms":1786551789156},"received_at":"2026-08-12T16:23:09.208Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"106047","press_release_id":"117055","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Diversified Financial Services","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc purchased 22,780 of its own shares at an average price of 618.21 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement on August 14, 2026, the company will have 89,982,683 Ordinary Shares in issue excluding those held in treasury.\n\nThe treasury holding will represent 23.7% of the company's total issued share capital following this transaction.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine treasury share purchase; no action required."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"avg_price_pence":"618.21","treasury_shares":27946255,"shares_repurchased":22780,"issued_shares_ex_treasury":89982683,"treasury_holdings_percent":"23.7%"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Lucy Dina","role":"Company Secretary"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc","ticker":"BRGE"},{"name":"BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited","relationship":"manager"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine daily disclosure of treasury share purchases involving a small volume of shares (22,780). No new authorization or material change in capital return policy announced."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"BRGE"},"globalImportance":5,"audienceRelevance":5,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"investment_trust","eventGravity":"routine_buyback","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"event_type":"buyback","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc purchased 22,780 of its own shares at an average price of 618.21 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement on August 14, 2026, the company will have 89,982,683 Ordinary Shares in issue excluding those held in treasury.\n\nThe treasury holding will represent 23.7% of the company's total issued share capital following this transaction.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"avg_price_pence":"618.21","treasury_shares":27946255,"shares_repurchased":22780,"issued_shares_ex_treasury":89982683,"treasury_holdings_percent":"23.7%"}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Lucy Dina","role":"Company Secretary"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc","ticker":"BRGE"},{"name":"BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited","relationship":"manager"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-12T19:09:40.587Z","global_importance":5,"audience_relevance":5,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"investment_trust","eventGravity":"routine_buyback","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"durationMs":272195,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}