Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 5495Q

F&C Managed Portfolio Trust PLC

14 April 2009

TO: RNS

FROM: F&C Managed Portfolio Trust

DATE: 14 April 2009

SUBJECT: Issue of Equity

The Board of F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 14 April 2009 the Company issued 225,000 Income shares of 10p each held in treasury at a price of 67.75p per Income share.

Following this issue the Company's issued share capital consists of 21,907,192 Income shares and 20,795,567 Growth shares, of which 1,557,000 Income shares and 2,010,000 Growth shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc is 20,350,192 Income shares and 18,785,567 Growth shares.

The above figures (20,350,192 Income shares and 18,785,567 Growth shares) 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, F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.