Total Voting Rights

City of London Investment Trust PLC
04 December 2007

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

4 DECEMBER 2007

                    The City of London Investment Trust plc

                           Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 we
would like to notify the market of the following:

As at 30 November 2007 The City of London Investment Trust plc's issued share
capital consists of:

a)    207,574,868 Ordinary Shares 25p;

b)    301,982 of First Preference Stock; and

c)    589,682 of Preferred Ordinary Stock.

The City of London Investment Trust plc holds 100,000 shares in Treasury.

The number of voting rights in The City of London Investment Trust plc is:

a)    13,831,657 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 City of London Investment
Trust plc is 13,891,339.

The above figure (13,891,339) 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 call:

Deborah Trickett
Investment Trust Department, Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: [phone]


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