Issue of Equity

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City of London Investment Trust PLC
31 March 2011
 



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

 

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

31 March 2011

 

 

 

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

 

 

The Company announces the allotment of 200,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid under its block listing facility.  These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 290p per share.  The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 220,134,868.

 

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

 

a)         14,675,657 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 14,735,339.

 

The above figure (14,735,339) 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

 


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