City of London Investment Trust PLC Issue of Equity (2242S)

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City of London Investment Trust PLC

04 November 2019

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800F3NOTF47H6AO55

4 November 2019

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Allotment of shares

The Company announces the allotment of 125,000 ordinary shares of 25p each, fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued today for cash at a price of 419.75p per share. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 388,279,868.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

   a)         25,885,324 in respect of the ordinary shares (one vote for every 15 shares held); 

b) 30,198 in respect of the First Preference Stock (one vote for every GBP10 of stock held); and

c) 29,484 in respect of the Preferred Ordinary Stock (one vote for every GBP20 of stock held).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 25,945,006.

The above figure (25,945,006) 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, The City of London Investment Trust plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Job Curtis

Fund Manager

The City of London Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: [phone]

Laura Thomas

Investment Trust PR Manager

Janus Henderson Investors

Tel: [phone]

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