Result of AGM

NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual General Meeting held on 18 November 2009

New Star Investment Trust plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held
today all resolutions were duly passed.

A copy of the resolutions concerning special business passed at the meeting has
been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

18 November 2009