Issue of Equity

FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC                       

                               13 December 2006                                

Allotment of Ordinary Shares

FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC (the "Company") announces the allotment of
50,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid issued under its block listing
facility.

These shares were issued today at a price of 316.5p per share, which equates to
a premium to the estimated net asset value at the time of transaction of 1.5%.

The net asset value per Ordinary share at the close of business on 12 December
2006 was 311.41p per share.

The total issued share capital of the Company is now 50,737,423 Ordinary shares
of 25p each.

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