Director/PDMR Shareholding

City of London Investment Group PLC
18 April 2008



City of London Investment Group plc
('the Company')


18 April 2008


Director Shareholding

On 18 April 2008 Barry Olliff (Chief Executive) acquired 312,275 ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 335 pence per share,
taking his total shareholding to 4,888,025 Ordinary Shares representing 19.27%
of the issued share capital.


Enquiries:

Doug Allison,
Finance Director
City of London Investment Group plc
Tel: [phone]




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