{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167977","rtpr_id":"nPRrD2984a-20261013","ticker":"BRGE","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRGE"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T16:23:25.179Z","article_body":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc (‘the Company’)\nLEI – 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55\n\nTransaction in own shares: purchase of own shares to be held in treasury\n\nThe Company announces that it has today purchased 31,513 of its Ordinary\nShares at an average price of 571.05 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 15 October 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 88,974,901 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n28,954,037 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 24.55% of the Company’s total issued share capital\n(117,928,938 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) will be held in\ntreasury following settlement.\n\nFor reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency\nRules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the\nfigure of 88,974,901 following settlement when determining if they are\nrequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the\nCompany.\n\nAll enquiries:\n\nLucy Dina\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0207 743 5324\n\n \n\n13 October 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22396/4408384/4316466.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrD2984a-20261013","title":"REG-BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRGE","created":"2026-10-13T16:23:25.179Z","tickers":["BRGE"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc (‘the Company’)\nLEI – 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55\n\nTransaction in own shares: purchase of own shares to be held in treasury\n\nThe Company announces that it has today purchased 31,513 of its Ordinary\nShares at an average price of 571.05 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 15 October 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 88,974,901 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n28,954,037 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 24.55% of the Company’s total issued share capital\n(117,928,938 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) will be held in\ntreasury following settlement.\n\nFor reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency\nRules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the\nfigure of 88,974,901 following settlement when determining if they are\nrequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the\nCompany.\n\nAll enquiries:\n\nLucy Dina\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0207 743 5324\n\n \n\n13 October 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22396/4408384/4316466.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-13T16:23:25.220767728Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791908605220},"received_at":"2026-10-13T16:23:25.271Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"156258","press_release_id":"167977","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Asset Management","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust purchased 31,513 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 571.05 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement on 15 October 2026, ex-treasury issued share capital will be 88,974,901 shares, with treasury shares at 24.55% of total issued capital of 117,928,938.\n\nThis is a routine buy-in disclosure under FCA transparency rules with no change to the trust's buyback policy.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine treasury buy-in by the trust -- no signal beyond ongoing discount-management program."},"keyFigures":{"offeringPrice":"571.05 pence","sharesOffered":31513,"customDimensions":{"issued_shares_ex_treasury":88974901,"treasury_pct_of_total_issued":"24.55%","treasury_shares_after_settlement":28954037}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Lucy Dina","role":"Company Secretary, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc","ticker":"BRGE"},{"name":"BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited","relationship":"manager/secretary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine buy-in of 31,513 shares into treasury, a standard daily transaction for a listed investment trust. 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