ALLOT: TCL: TCL - Issue of Equity

3 Sep 2010 8:31 am

TCL 03/09/2010 ALLOT

REL: 0831 HRS The City of London Investment Trust Plc

ALLOT: TCL: TCL - Issue of Equity

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2 September 2010

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

The Company announces the allotment of 300,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 263.5p per share. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 211,669,868.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

a) 14,111,324 in respect of the ordinary shares (one vote for every 15 shares held); b) 30,198 in respect of the First Preference Stock (one vote for every 10 of stock held); and c) 29,484 in respect of the Preferred Ordinary Stock (one vote for every 20 of stock held).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 14,171,006.

The above figure (14,171,006) 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 City of London Investment Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information please contact:

Job Curtis Portfolio Manager,The City of London Investment Trust plc Telephone: 020 7818 4367

James de Sausmarez Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 3349 End CA:00199262 For:TCL Type:ALLOT Time:2010-09-03:08:31:12

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