EGM Statement

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
11 April 2005


NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND OR THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA OR TO US PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF
AN OFFER TO SELL, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES OR
SOLICITATION OF SUCH AN OFFER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.  THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER HAVE
NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION


F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING


The Directors announce that the resolution proposed to effect the merger with F&
C Income Growth Investment Trust PLC at the Extraordinary General Meeting held
earlier today was duly passed.

Subject to approval of the Scheme at the Court hearing scheduled for 4 May 2005,
it is expected that the effective date of the Merger will be 5 May 2005, at
which time a further announcement, to include information on the Formula Asset
Value Calculations, will be made.


11 April 2005



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