Listing Application

FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC

25 July 2011

Listing application

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that an
application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for 1,630,000 ordinary
shares of 25p each to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock
Exchange for the shares to be admitted to trading on its main market. Shares
pursuant to this application have already been issued by the Company.

The Company has 56,177,423 ordinary shares in issue.

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