Circ re. EGM

Finsbury Growth Trust PLC
14 April 2004

                                                                   14 April 2004





FINSBURY GROWTH TRUST PLC





CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING RELATING TO
THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME AND THE
RENEWAL OF BUY-BACK, ALLOTMENT AND TREASURY SHARE AUTHORITIES.



Copies of the above document are being posted to Shareholders today and
submitted to the UK Listing Authority.  The document will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:



Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS



Tel No: 020 7676 1000



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For further information please contact:



Tracey Gower, Company Secretary

Close Finsbury Asset Management Limited

Telephone: [phone]




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