Result of AGM

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F&C Investment Trust PLC announced that all ordinary resolutions and special business items were passed at its Annual General Meeting. Key approvals include the Directors' power to allot shares up to a nominal amount of £11,831,288, representing approximately 10% of issued ordinary share capital, and the disapplication of pre-emption rights for a similar amount. Shareholders also approved a share sub-division, effective May 11, 2026, where each 25p ordinary share will become four 6.25p ordinary shares. Additionally, the company received authorization to conduct market purchases of up to 70,940,404 ordinary shares, equating to 14.99% of its issued share capital.

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F&C Investment Trust PLC

29 April 2026

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

LEI: 213800W6B18ZHTNG7371

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.18

Results of Annual General Meeting

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were voted on by Poll and passed. In addition, the following items of Special Business were also voted on by Poll and passed; which:

i) allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £11,831,288, representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

ii) allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £11,831,288;

iii) approved the sub-division of the Company's share capital such that each ordinary share of 25p each will be sub-divided into four ordinary shares of 6.25p each, effective 11 May 2026; and

iv) allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 70,940,404 ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital;

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the FCA's National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism as well as on the Company's website fandc.com

The poll results were as follows and a copy will shortly be available on the Company's website, fandc.com

29 April 2026

For further information please contact:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,

Company Secretary

Telephone: 020 3530 6283

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