Merger Update

 
TIDMBPFA 
 
BLUE PLANET FINANCIALS GROWTH & INCOME INVESTMENT TRUSTS NOs (1-10) PLC 
(together "G&I" and each a "G&I Trust") 
 
Merger Update 
 
The Board is pleased to report that shareholders of G&I, Blue Planet 
International Financials Investment Trust plc ("International") and Blue Planet 
Worldwide Financials Investment Trust plc ("Worldwide") have overwhelmingly 
voted in favour of the merger of the companies ("the Merger") with over 98% of 
the votes cast at the first general meetings of the three companies which took 
place on 19 April 2012, being in favour of it. 
 
However, before the Merger can be completed International must first 
restructure its share capital and split each of its 50p ordinary shares into a 
1p ordinary share and a 49p deferred share. A meeting of International's 
shareholders will shortly be convened to consider the resolution necessary to 
give effect to this. The meeting is expected to be held in early June 2012 (the 
"International Meeting"). International's largest shareholders (who accounted 
for 95% of the votes cast at the general meeting on 19 April 2012) have given 
irrevocable commitments to vote in favour of the resolution. Consequently, the 
board is confident that it will be passed. 
 
The meetings of G&I which were adjourned on 27 April 2012 and again on 9 May 
2012 will now be held from 12.00 noon to 12.45pm on 18 May 2012 (the "Adjourned 
Meetings") (this being the latest date on which the meetings can be held in 
accordance with the Insolvency Act 1986). The Adjourned Meetings will consider 
a special resolution to put each G&I Trust into liquidation immediately. 
However, the Merger cannot be completed unless and until the resolution 
proposed at the International Meeting which is expected to be held in early 
June 2012 has been passed. Consequently, there is a risk, albeit a small one, 
that if the resolution proposed at the International Meeting is not passed then 
the G&I Trusts will be wound up and the Merger will not take place. The 
directors need to draw your attention to that risk even though we do not think 
that such an outcome is likely. 
 
In respect of the Adjourned Meetings, the proxies received from Shareholders to 
date have been overwhelmingly in support. These proxies will continue to be 
effective, however, new or amended proxies will also be accepted until 12:45pm 
on 16 May 2012 (this being 48 hours prior to the reconvened date of the 
meetings). Additional forms of proxy or letters of direction (as the case may 
be) can be obtained by contacting G&I's registrar on 0871 664 0321. 
 
As a result of this delay to the Merger, the record date and calculation date 
for the Merger are expected to move to the day before the International 
Meeting. If, as expected, the Merger completes in early June 2012, 
International shares will be issued to Shareholders on the date of the 
International Meeting and it is expected that these will be admitted to trading 
the following business day and with new share certificates being dispatched 
approximately seven days thereafter. Cancellation of the listing of G&I's 
shares is, therefore, expected to take effect on 20 June 2012. 
 
 
 
The above announcement applies equally to each of the following ten Trusts 
 
Company Name                      ISIN          SEDOL        PIC Code 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.1 plc                GB00B19PPL85     B19PPL8 GB    BPFA LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.2 plc                GB00B19PPN00     B19PPN0 GB    BPFC LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.3 plc                GB00B19PPP24     B19PPP2 GB    BPFE LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.4 plc                GB00B19PPQ31     B19PPQ3 GB    BPFG LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.5 plc                GB00B19PPT61     B19PPT6 GB    BPFI LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.6 plc                GB00B19PPV83     B19PPV8 GB    BPFK LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.7 plc                GB00B19PPW90     B19PPW9 GB    BPFM LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.8 plc                GB00B19PPX08     B19PPX0 GB    BPFO LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.9 plc                GB00B19PQ150     B19PQ15 GB    BPFQ LN 
 
Blue Planet Financials 
Growth & Income Investment 
Trust No.10 plc               GB00B19PQG08     B19PQG0 GB    BPFS LN 
 
 
 
Company secretary and administrator for G&I: 
Blue Planet Investment Advisers Ltd 
Telephone: [phone] 
Email: [e-mail] 
 
 
 
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